Lot 137
  • 137

Achille Etna Michallon

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Achille Etna Michallon
  • a castle on the bosphorous
  • Brown wash over pencil on laid paper watermarked:..ANDERLEY, with original wash-line mount;
    signed and dated 1816 and inscribed in Polish on the mount 
  • 33x46.5cm.; 13x18 1/4 in.

Condition

The paper has discoloured and there is some light surface dirt and minor staining. The mount has discoloured and is creased and torn.
"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

This is one of a series of Turkish views drawn by Michallon for Edouard De Raczynski's volume on Turkey, Dziennik podrozy do Turcyi odbytey w Roku 1814, published in Warsaw in 1821.  A version was published in German in 1824.1  Another drawing of the Bosphorus from this series was sold New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2002, lot 115.

1.  See L. Navari, Greece and the Levant: the Catalogue of the Henry Myron Blackmer Collection of Books and Manuscripts, London 1989, no. 1375