Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

Probably the Suleymaniye Mosque with the Sultanahmet Mosque beyond, on the Golden Horn's west bank, Istanbul.

細節

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
Probably the Suleymaniye Mosque with the Sultanahmet Mosque beyond, on the Golden Horn's west bank, Istanbul.
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right) and with inscription 'Mosque at Constantinople' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on grey-blue paper
9¾ x 12.7/8 in. (24.7 x 32.7 cm.)

來源

Dr. F.A. Phillips; Christie's London, 18 June 1980, lot 205 (to the present owner).

展覽

London, Chris Beetles, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906): Exhibition of Watercolours and Pastels, 12 November-18 December 1982, no. 165.

拍品專文

Built by Sinan between 1550 and 1557, the Suleymaniye Mosque dominates the skyline on the Golden Horn's west bank. With its cascading domes and four slender minarets the Mosque emphasizes the beauty of the golden age of Ottoman Imperial architecture.