Macry with the Ancient Theatre of Telmessus
Sir George Scharf (1820 - 1895)
W L Walton
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850)
Colour lithograph
published 1847-
About the work
This lithograph is from the publication ‘Lycia, Caria, Lydia, illustrated by Mr. George Scharf, Part One’, published in 1847. The descriptive letterpress was written by Charles Fellows. Scharf accompanied Fellows on his first expedition to Lycia on behalf of the British Museum. However, only the first part of a projected series of views made by Scharf was published. The views comprised: Xanthus (three views); Macry; Telmessus; Tlos; Myra; Almalee; and Patara.
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About the artist
Charles Joseph Hullmandel was born in London; the son of a German composer and musician. He trained as an artist in Paris, before travelling on the continent. In 1817 he met J. A. Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, in Munich and changed the course of his career. His earliest published lithographs were ‘Twenty-Four Views of Italy’ (1818) and soon after this project he set up a lithographic press at his home in Great Marlborough Street. From then he worked as a lithographic draughtsman and printer. Most major improvements to lithography in Britain of the 1820s and ‘30s are attributed to him and he became the finest lithographer and most prolific printer. In 1827 he married flower painter Valentine Bartholomew. He died in London aged 61.
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Explore
- Places
- Turkey (as place name), Middle East
- Subjects
- topography, seascape/coastal scene, flower, tree, palm, camel, mountain, bay, moustache, man, turban, archaeological site, path, ruin, dome
- Materials & Techniques
- lithograph, colour lithograph
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Details
- Title
- Macry with the Ancient Theatre of Telmessus
- Date
- published 1847
- Medium
- Colour lithograph
- Dimensions
- height: 44.50 cm, width: 62.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Parker Gallery, January 1976
- GAC number
- 12162