£2,700
Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger (1814-1893)
A Young Ottoman Woman At Her Vanity
Oil on Canvas
Schlesinger was an active participant in the Paris Salon from 1840 to 1889, where he received two medals. Known for his lively and sensitive depictions of young women he spent time in Istanbul in 1837 where he was commissioned to do several official paintings of Sultan Mahmud II, including a large equestrian portrait and one of the Sultan wearing Western-style clothing, which is now on display at the Topkapi Palace Museum. One was donated to King Louis-Philippe by Mustafa Reşid Pasha, who was then serving as Ambassador to France, and may now be seen at Versailles.
Property of a Lady
Dimensions:
(Framed) 41 (H) x 36 in. (W)
(Canvas) 28 (H) x 22 in. (W)
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