The Turkish Patrol
by DECAMPS, Alexandre Gabriel, Oil on canvas, 115 x 179 cm
Decamps’ first major painting of an Oriental subject, this was based on his observation of the Cadji-Bey (chief of police) at Smyrna in 1828.
Decamps’ first major painting of an Oriental subject, this was based on his observation of the Cadji-Bey (chief of police) at Smyrna in 1828.