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Imitator of Eugène Delacroix
French philhellenism
This painting shows Count Demetrius de Palatiano, a noble from Corfu, Greece, facing the viewer and dressed in the colorful, finely embroidered garb…
Christopher Nastos
Demetrios Ypsilantis
This image shows a white marble bust of Demetrios Ypsilantis. He is wearing the formal uniform of an early 19th-century general, complete with a sash,…
Unknown
Danubian Principalities
The above map, labeled in Romanian, shows the Danubian Principalities. It should be noted that this map depicts borders that were in place before…
John Arrowsmith
Ionian Islands and Malta
The map above shows the British possessions in the Mediterranean during the time of the Greek War of Independence. On the left is the Maltese Islands,…
Thomas Luny
Navarino
The above painting shows two British sailing ships engaging one Turkish and one Egyptian ship. The Turkish and Egyptian vessels on the left and right…
Eugène Delacroix
Chios
This painting depicts a dramatized version of the Ottoman sack of the Greek island of Chios. Greek men, women, and children lie emaciated and…
Unknown Artist
Turkish Zulfiqar Cavalry Banner
This banner from Constantinople is red with a gold border, as well as gold calligraphy on its surface. It is made out of silk, and looks thin and…
Meno Haas
Mahmud II
This image shows a small black and white shoulder-up engraving of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. He is bearded, mustachioed, and wearing an elaborate…
Louis Dupré
Michael Soutzos
This is a colored lithograph of Michael Soutzos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Σούτζος), the Greek ruler of the Danubian Principality of Moldavia from 1819 until…
Peter von Hess
Ypsilantis
This painting by Peter von Hess shows Alexandros Ypsilantis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης), a Greek officer in the tsar’s army, crossing the river…