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French lady in Constantionople, by Jean-Etienne Liotard, mid-18th c. William Turner, Turkish Dress, Historical Painting, Fashion Organization, European Women, French Women, Empire Style, Giclee Painting, Portrait Drawing
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Turquerie in Portrait Painting

Turquerie-the fashion for all things Turkish started in e late sixteenth century and lasted well into the nineteenth.It wasn't concerned with the realities of life in the east but it was rather a product of European fantasies about the luxuries of the Orient.Turkey was a supplier of exotic goods such as coffee,perfumes,spices and tea.First diplomatic relations with the far east started near the end of the sixteenth century with Sir Robert Shirley going to Persia in 1599 in order to train the…
William Turner
Turkish Dress
Historical Painting
Fashion Organization
European Women
French Women
Empire Style
Giclee Painting
Portrait Drawing
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