150 - William WYLD (London 1806–1889)

William WYLD (London 1806–1889) A montage comprising 13 watercolors of the Levant Dimensions of the montage: 70 x 101 cm; dimensions of the frame: 86.3 x 117.5 cm Annotated on the reverse: journey from Athens to Constantinople In a wooden frame with metal compartments decorated with flowers From left to right 1-View of the port of Valletta in Malta Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 12 x 19.1 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount 2-A montage of three watercolors: view of the Fountain of Saint Sophia and the Imperial Gate of the Seraglio / Turks of Constantinople / Greek woman from Turkey Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines Mount dimensions: 16 x 43.3 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount 3-View of the ruins of the Temple of Priapus in Lemsaski Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 12 x 19 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount 4-Interior of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (where the Prophet’s banner is kept) Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 17.7 x 13.7 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount 5-Constantinople, view from the François I, anchored opposite the tip of the Seraglio Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 17.9 x 47.2 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount Small stains and creases 6-Interior of Hagia Sophia, built under Emperor Justinian in 532 Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 18.2 x 14 cm Exposed to sunlight Located at the bottom center of the montage 7-View of Athens, the Acropolis, and the Temple of Theseus Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 12 x 19 cm Located at the bottom center of the montage 8-Montage comprising three watercolors: view of the freshwater fountain on the banks of the Bosphorus and the first two forts captured by Mehmed II in 1453 / Greeks of Athens / Greeks of Patras, Nafplio in Romania Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 13 x 40.7 cm Located at the bottom center of the mount Small spots 9-View of the Caravan Bridge over the Mëlevos River in Smyrna Watercolor partially overpainted with gouache over black pencil lines 12 x 19 cm According to the inscriptions on the mount, these watercolors were painted during a voyage on the steamship François 1er, likely between 1835 and 1845. The mount,