Nicaea (Iznik), Turkey. Lithograph by Freeman, 1838, after L. de Laborde.

  • Laborde, Léon, marquis de, 1807-1869.
Date:
[1838]
Reference:
2168549i
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Description

The town of Iznik (Nicaea) is seen in the distance beyond a ruined monument. Some local people are shown in the foreground. The Greek town Nicaea is famous for the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (325 and 787 AD respectively) and the Nicene creed (325 AD). The city of Iznik is known for Iznik pottery: pottery with a fritware body painted with cobalt blue under a colourless lead glaze

Publication/Creation

[Paris] : [Firmin Didot], [1838] ([Paris?] : Imp. chez L. Letronne)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph ; image 24 x 35.5 cm

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Lettering

Nicée. Vue générale de la ville. General view of the town. Léon de Laborde. Asia Minor. Dessiné par l'auteur. Lith. par Freeman et imp. chez L. Letronne.

References note

Not in: J.R. Abbey, Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860, vol. 2, London, 1957

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2168549i

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