Porcher, Edwin Augustus, 1824-1878, Sword, and dress of Dragut, Rais Pashaw of Tripoli, and Commander in Chief of the Turkish Army, in which he was killed at Fort Tigne in the great siege of Malta. Mortally wounded 18th June. Died 23rd June 1565. The same day on which St. Elmo fell into the hands of the enemy, 1860?
- Call Number:
- MSS 38
- Creator:
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus, 1824-1878
- Title(s):
- Sword, and dress of Dragut, Rais Pashaw of Tripoli, and Commander in Chief of the Turkish Army, in which he was killed at Fort Tigne in the great siege of Malta. Mortally wounded 18th June. Died 23rd June 1565. The same day on which St. Elmo fell into the hands of the enemy.
- Date:
- 1860?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- Oversize 2
- Provenance:
- E.A. Porcher donated 16 drawings related to his Cyrene expedition to the British Museum in 1865. He left his remaining papers and watercolor works to Lieut. Col. Cecil Du Pre Penton Powney (b. 1862), his sister’s surviving son, who donated views, plans and elevations from the Cyrene expedition to the British Museum in 1894. The remaining manuscripts and drawings were inherited by Powney’s daughter, Beryl Wyndham Powney (c. 1896 -1976). Several components of the Porcher collection were sold by private dealers beginning in the 1970s (see 'Related Archival Materials Note' for Porcher holdings in other institutional collections).
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Turgut Reis (also known as Dragut Rais) was a privateer and head of the Barbary Corsairs who led the victorious campaign against Tripoli in 1551 for Suleyman the Magnificent. He also led the Siege of Malta, the culmination of struggles in the Mediterranean beginning with Ottoman control of Tunisia (Keyvanian 49). In 1565, Suleyman ordered the Siege of Malta. After leading the capture of Fort St. Elmo, Turgut Reis was struck by shot from cannon fire from Fort St. Angelo that fell near the Turkish battery. He was mortally wounded, creating a tremendous set-back for Turkish forces.
- Additional Notes:
- B.1977.14.22188
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor, body color, on medium-thick beige paper, affixed to card mount ; sheet 17 x 24 cm, mount 36.5 x 52 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Pictorial works, Diaries, Letters, and Ships' logs
- Subject Terms:
- Anglo-Burmese War, 2nd, 1852AntiquitiesAntiquities, RomanChronColoniesDescription and travelExcavations (Archaeology)FortificationHarborsHistoryHistory, NavalJunksNavigationPagodasPiracyPiratesPunic antiquitiesRelicsShipsTemplesVoyages and travels
- Subject Period:
- 1849-18611850-1900Siege, 1565
- Associated Places:
- AsiaBurmaCarthage (Extinct city)ChinaChina SeaCyrene (Extinct city)East AsiaGozo Island (Malta)Grand Harbour (Malta)Great BritainGuangzhou (China)Hong Kong (China)MaltaMellieh̳a (Malta)Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State)Qrendi (Malta)SingaporeTrincomalee (Sri Lanka)Tunis (Tunisia)TunisiaUtica (Extinct city)Valletta (Malta)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Turgut Reis, 1485-1565
- Finding Aid Title:
- Edwin Augustus Porcher Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/19.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2863
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2863?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1