Sketchbook with illustrations of Corsica, Greece and Turkey

Sketchbook with watercolour, monochrome, pencil and ink illustrations of Corsica, Greece and Turkey made by Michel-François Préaulx duringa journey from Marseille to Constantinople in 1816 in the entourage of the ambassador Marquis de Rivière. Manuscript note on inside cover: 'Album ayant appertenu...

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Date(s) of creation: 1816
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 60372
Summary: Sketchbook with watercolour, monochrome, pencil and ink illustrations of Corsica, Greece and Turkey made by Michel-François Préaulx duringa journey from Marseille to Constantinople in 1816 in the entourage of the ambassador Marquis de Rivière. Manuscript note on inside cover: 'Album ayant appertenu au Precepteur du duc de Bordeaux'.
Main author: Préaulx; Michel-François (fl 1796-1827); French painter and draughtsman
Extent: 46 ff. [12 blank]
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: French
Physical description: 6 inches x 8 inches
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P1447 Pr Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
6269133 Middle East
6255148 Europe
298795 Turkey
3023519 Corsica
390903 Greece