Painting of the Citadel at Kastamuni

Painting of the Citadel at Kastamuni

Description:

A British prisoner of war painted this view of the citadel, which sat on a hill overlooking the town of Kastamuni where the Turks incarcerated British POW's captured at Kut-al-Amara. POW's enjoyed painting as a means to pass time in Turkish prison camps.

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Edward H. Keeling, "Adventures in Turkey and Russia," London: John Murray, 1924, 46.

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