| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART14023.003 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 12.5 x 17.5 cm sheet and image |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Young, Marianne |
| Place made | Bulgaria |
| Date made | 1854 |
| Conflict |
Crimean War, 1853-1856 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bakery at Varna on the Euxine just opposite our billet
Description
A drawing of a small bakery in the Bulgarian town of Varna on the shores of the Black Sea (known in ancient times as the Euxine Sea). This drawing is one of 26 illustrations by Mrs Marianne Young (also known as Marianne Postans) prepared for her book 'Our Camp in Turkey, and the way to it', published by Richard Bentley, London 1854. Due to the outbreak of the Crimean War they were not included in the original publication.