Artist: Şeker Ahmed Paşa
Date: 1903
Size: 67 x 92 cm
Museum: Sakıp Sabancı Museum (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Born in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Şeker Ahmed Paşa was a leading member of the military painters group. He commenced his studies in 1855 at the Medical College, but in 1856 left to enrol at the Military Academy. While still a student there he worked as an assistant art teacher. In 1864 Sultan Abdülaziz awarded him a scholarship to study art in Paris. In 1870 he studied under the painters Gustave Boulanger and Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). His paintings were exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1869 and 1870. In 1871 he returned to Istanbul, where he was appointed to teach at the Sultanahmet School of Art, and also taught at various military schools. He rose to the rank of captain and began to teach art at the Medical College. In 1873 he organised Turkey
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