Sailing ships off the Turkish coast. In the background, coastal towns with minarets. Signed and dated Anton Melbye 1862. Oil on canvas. 70×91 cm.

Sailing ships off the Turkish coast. In the background, coastal towns with minarets. Signed and dated Anton Melbye 1862. Oil on canvas. 70×91 cm. In 1853–1854, Melbye travelled with the French fleet to Istanbul and the Bosporus, where he stayed for seven months. During his stay, Sultan Abdülmecid I (1823–1861) commissioned two works from the artist and awarded him the Order of Medjidie. The Order of the Medjidie (Mecidiye Nişanı) was a military and knightly order instituted by Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire on August 29th 1852.

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H 70 × B 91 cm