Lot 39: Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817)

Five views in the Crimea: The courtyard of the Khan's Palace at Bakhchisarai; An extensive view of Bakhchisarai; Bakhchisarai with part of the Khan's palace; The Palace at Karasubazar; and A view of mountains in the Crimea
with inscription 'The Palace of Bagchi-Sarrai formerly the Residence of the Khans of the Crimea.' (1), and inscribed in Russian with locations (2-5)
black chalk, grey ink, grey wash, watermarks D&CBlauw (1) and Strasbourg lily (2), the third drawing on calque paper
11 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (28.5 x 52 cm.) and smaller (5)

Bakhchisarai is a town in Central Crimea, best known for its Romantic associations with Pushkin's poem The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (1822). Located in a a narrow valley of the Çürük Su river, Bakhchisarai was established as the new khan residence by the Crimean khan Sahib I Giray in 1532. The Crimean Khanate was occupied by the Russian Empire in 1783. The Palace of the Khans, or Hansaray is the last surviving example of Crimean Tatar palace architecture in the world.

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