- 168
Mayer, Luigi
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Three watercolours of the Ottoman Empire. [late eighteenth century]
- paper
'Padiglioni del Grand Vizir nel campo di Daud Pasca nelle vicinanze di Constantinopoli / nel giorno del'udienza di sua Eccellenza il Sigr. Robto. d'Ainsllie Ambasciatore di sua Ma. Ba. alla Porte Ottomanna' (inscription on mount), watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour (270 x 365mm.), wash line mount, framed and glazed
'Veduta interiore del paviglione del Gran Vizir ove riceve li ministri Europei / nel tempo dell Udienza di sua Eccellenza il Sigr. Cavaliere Roberto d'Ainslie seguito li 19. Marzo 1788' (inscription on mount), watercolour over pencil heightened with gum Arabic (275 x 395mm.), with a wash line mount, framed and glazed
'Visita di ceremonia del sigr. cavaliere Roberto Ainslie del principe della Valachia' (inscription on mount), watercolour over pencil (285 x 370mm.), heightened with gum Arabic and coloured chalks, with a wash line mount, framed and glazed
'Veduta interiore del paviglione del Gran Vizir ove riceve li ministri Europei / nel tempo dell Udienza di sua Eccellenza il Sigr. Cavaliere Roberto d'Ainslie seguito li 19. Marzo 1788' (inscription on mount), watercolour over pencil heightened with gum Arabic (275 x 395mm.), with a wash line mount, framed and glazed
'Visita di ceremonia del sigr. cavaliere Roberto Ainslie del principe della Valachia' (inscription on mount), watercolour over pencil (285 x 370mm.), heightened with gum Arabic and coloured chalks, with a wash line mount, framed and glazed
Provenance
sale in these rooms, 15 February 1990, lots 190-192
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Mayer (1755-1803) was one of the most important late eighteenth-century European painters of the Ottoman Empire, and a close friend of Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet, British ambassador to Turkey at Constantinople between 1776 and 1792. The majority of his paintings and drawings during this period were commissioned by Ainslie, with whom he travelled extensively throughout the Ottoman Empire between 1776 and 1794. These three watercolours were later reproduced as aquatints.