Interior of the Mosque at Aiaslik, near Ephesus
watercolour over pencil on paper
25 x 33cm
Provenance:
By descent in the artist's family;
With Robert Miller, Hereford, July 2008,
Private collection, Kensington, London
Exhibited:
London, Royal Academy, 1857, no. 1086, as 'Oriental sketches - mosque at Aiaslik, near Ephesus - interior'
Literature:
Edward Falkener, Ephesus, and the Temple of Diana, Day & Son, 1862, illustrated as a lithograph by T Picken after the original, between pp. 156-157
Sold for £1,500
Condition Report
Not examined out of frame. There appear to be 2 small tears in the lower right corner along the edge. Few scuffs between the lights under the arch in the top right quadrant. Very slight spotting in places.
Auction: The Fine Sale, 21st Apr, 2021