Property of a Lady
European School
The Kuleli Military Academy, Constantinople
Auction Closed
October 24, 01:12 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
European School
19th Century
The Kuleli Military Academy, Constantinople
oil on canvas
Unframed: 59 by 85cm., 23¼ by 33½in.
Framed: 76 by 103cm., 30 by 40½in.
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 11 October 1996, lot 220
The Kuleli Military Academy was the oldest military high school in Turkey, located in Çengelköy, on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus. Commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid I, the building was completed in 1843. The school was closed in 2016 and turned into a museum. The two vessels depicted were constructed in 1864. The paddle-steamer on the right is called Izzettin and the armoured frigate on the left is of Ottoman (Osmaniye) classification.
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