Collection Van Caloen De Basseghem 1838 ' Entourage Of William Turner Port Istanbul' Etude

Country: probably British
Author: entourage of Joseph Mallord William Turner
Subject: quality study for a painting depicting the port of Constantinople painted on January 25, 1838 * Location (In 1838, the main port of Constantinople (Istanbul) was the Golden Horn (Haliç). A true natural harbor and the beating heart of Ottoman commercial activity, it was also home to the Tersâne-i Âmire (Ottoman Imperial Arsenal), the Empire's main naval base and shipyard, located on the north bank from Kasimpasa to Hasköy )
Provenance: former Baron Van Caloen de Basseghem collection ( annotation on back see photo ) https://www.kasteelvanloppem.be/fr/presentons-nous
Support : oil on verge paper mounted on oak panel .
Dimensions with frame : 43 cm x 55 cm
Condition : very good the work is in its original state never restored
** visible at' Sablon Antiques Center ' 39 , Place du Grand Sablon , 1000 Bruxelles