Image index

Historical Context

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia.
Woodcut.
by V. Savvas.
Athens, H.L.H.A.
Ksanthakis P., Viographiai ton Megalon andron tis Rossias , Athens 1872, p. 1.
© H.L.H.A, Athens.

Aspect of the town and the castle of Kalamata, 1688.
Copperplate engraving.
Design and engraving O. Dapper.
Dapper Ï. Naukeurige Beschryving Van Morea, Eertijts Peloponnesus, Amsterdam 1688, p. 41.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

The town and castle of Koroni sieged by the Russians, 1770.
Copperplate engraving.
Design J.B Hilair, engraving Lienard.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 1st part, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842), paint. 1.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Map of the Russian-Turkish naval Battle of Tsesme, 1770; 1771.
Coloured copperplate engraving, 50 x 29 cm.
T.C. Lotter, Augsburg, 1771.
Athens, Collection D and K Koutsikas.
Ta Charaktika tis Chiou, v. II, publication. Foundation Lo, Athens 1995, p.237.
© D. and K. Koutsikas, Athens.

Albanians chasing an enemy in the mountains of Greece, 1820.
Copperplate engraving.
Design C.R. Cockerell, engraving J. Clark.
Hughes T.S., Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania., v.2, London 1820, p. 99.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 961.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Armed man from Mani. Mani resisted the attacks of the Turks-Albanians, 1811.
Copperplate engraving.
Design O.M. Stackelberg, engraving G. Mochetti.
Stackelberg O.M., baron de, Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne..., Rome 1825, image. 12.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

The town of Hydra: mansions are beginning to make their appearance, 1787/95.
Watercolour, 21.5 x 29 cm.
by Thomas Hope.
Athens, Benaki Museum, no. 27348.
Thomas Hope, Eikones apo tin Ellada tou 18 aiona , Melissa publications, p. 163, image. 70.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Map of Spetses, 1771.
Copperplate engraving.
Belin, le Seur,Description Geographique de Golfe de Venice et de la Moree., Paris 1771, image. 44.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Naval map depicting the port of Psara, 1764.
Copperplate engraving.
Design and engraving Laurent.
Roux J., Recueil des principaux plans, de ports et rades de la Mer Mediterranee., Marseille 1764, image. 147.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1729- 96).
Copperplate engraving based on the work of Favorinos Kamirtos, Lexicon to Mega kai pani ofelimon..., Venice 1801.
Design Viollier, engraving J, E. Mansfeld.
Athens, Center of Neohellenic Studies, National Research Institute, no. 2028.
Catalogue of the Museum of Philiki Etaireia-Odessa, Athens 1994, p. 12, image. 1.
© CNS/NRI, Athens

View of Constantinople, the town which the Greeks hoped would soon become the new capital of the Byzantine Empire, 1749.
Copperplate engraving (detail).
Design R. Dalton, engraving F. Vivares.
Dalton R., Antiquities of Greece and Egypt, London 1751.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Maria Teresa, Empress of Austria (1717-1780); 1745.
Copperplate engraving.
Design C. A Wagner, engraving G. D Henman.
Kantemir D., Geschichte des Osmanischen Reichs..., Hamburg 1745.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

A map of the Ionian islands where the French army disembarked in 1797, 1820.
Copperplate engraving, 28.2 x24.1 cm. (detail).
Design H. Holland, engraving J. Smith.
Hughes T. S., Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania..., London 1820.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 961.
Papastavros A., Ta Giannena tou 19 aiona, Ioannina 1994, p. 43.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Dimos and Nikolaos Stephanopolis issued a book with their impressions of life in Greece, 1798.
Voyage de Dimo et Nicolo Stephanopoli en Grece, Paris 1798.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Aspect of Kerkyra, 1826.
Watercolour, 28 x 46 cm.
by Joseph Schranz.
Athens, Benaki Museum, no. 27296.
Fotopoulos D., Delivorrias A., Greece at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum, Athens 1997, p. 584, image. 1032.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Rigas sings the "Thourio".
Oil painting.
Athens, Benaki Museum. no. 8993.
Fotopoulos D., Delivorrias A., Greece at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum, Athens 1997, p. 504, image. 893.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Allegoric representation of Greece's renaissance by Rigas and Korais.
Lithograph, 7 1x 53 cm.
Athens, Benaki Museum, no. 26405.
Fotopoulos D., Delivorrias A., Greece at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum, Athens 1997, p. 505, image. 894.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Leading groups

Lead seal of the Patriach Grigorios V, 1779.
Byzantine writing.
Athens, National Museum of History, no. 2681á.
© National Museum of History, Athens.

The hanging of Patriach Grigorios V.
Lithograph (detail), 57x82 cm.
Athens, Benaki Museum. no. 26309.
Fotopoulos D., Delivorrias A., Greece at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum, Athens 1997, p. 509, image. 902.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

The port of Chios, an important educational centre, late 18th century.
Copperplate engraving.
Design J.B Hilair, engraving Lienard.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 1st part, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842).
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

View of Ioannina from the north, 1815.
Copperplate engraving, 18.7 x 10.7 cm.
Design H. Holland, engraving G. Cooke.
Holland H., Travels in the Ionian isles, Albania, Thessaly..., London 1815, p. 94.
Papastavros, A., Ta Giannena tou 19 aiona, Ioannina 1994, p. 75.
Ioannina, Collections A. I. Papastavrou.

Portrait of Methodios Anthrakitis, 1749.
Copperplate engraving.
Anthrakitis Methodios, Odos Mathimatikis, Venice 1749.
Athens, National Library.
Thisauroi tis Ethnikis Bibliothikis, National Library, Athens 1999, p. 208.
© National Library, Athens.

Kosmas o Aitolos.
Detail from the wall painting of the church of Aksonis Glifadas.
Athens, 1st Ephorate of Modern Antiquities. HMC/ ARF.
Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous, v.ÉÁ, Ekdotiki Athenon, Athens 1974, p. 309.
© HMC.

Portrait of Kosmas Aitolos.
Oil painting.
by K. Malamos.
Athens, War Museum, no. 5078.
© War Museum, Athens.

The Phanariote Alexandros Maurokordatos, ( 1641-1709).
Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm.
By Tr. Kalogeropoulou (1893).
Athens, National Museum of History, no. 1090.
To Ethniko Istoriko Mouseio, Historic and Ethnologic Greek Society, Athens 1990, p. 24, image. 15.
© National Museum of History, Athens.

Lush interior of a mansion at Siatista.
Thessaloniki, 4th Ephorate of Modern Antiquities. HMC/ARF.
Moutsopoulos, N.K., Ellada, publications Mellissa, Athens 1993, p.50, image. 84.
© HMC

Interior courtyard of the house of the merchant Nikolaos Argiris at Ioannina, 1820.
Copperplate engraving.
Design C.R. Cockerell, engraving F.C. Lewis.
Hughes T.S., Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania., v.1, London 1820, p. 438.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 961.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Portrait of Nikolaos Mavrokordatos, the first Greek prince of Wallachia, 1721.
Copperplate engraving.
Design and engraving J.G. Wolfgang.
Maurokordatos Í., Peri kathikonton Vivlos, Leipzig 1722.
Athens, Collection Staikos.

Nobleman of Moldovia-Wallachia in typical costume, 1714-15.
Copperplate engraving, 25.5 x 36.2 cm.
Design O.M. Stackelberg, engraving B. Baron.
Stackelberg Ï.M., Costumes et Usages des peuples de la Grece Moderne, Rome 1825, paint. 80.
Athens, Collection K. and D. Koutsika.
Ta Charaktika tis Chiou, v.Á, Akritas publications, Athens 1994, p. 53.
© K. and D. Koutsikas, Athens.

Adamantios Korais.
Copperplate engraving.
Design Smolky, engraving Muller.
Athens, War Museum, no. 704.
© War Museum, Athens.

>The translation of 'Palaia Istoria', work of Charles Rollin, by Alexandros Kangelarios, 1750.
Pages from the book of Charles Rollin Palaia Istoria, 1730-1738.
Athens, National Library IST. 4212.
© National Library, Athens.

Ship bearing the ancient Greek name Agamemnon, indicative of revival of ancient Greek history; 1809.
Watercolour, Marseille 1809.
Elliniki Emboriki Nautilia, National Bank of Greece, Athens 1972, image. 71.
Hydra, Collection Aik. Paouri.

Eugenios Voulgaris.
Lithograph.
Athens, War Museum, no. 756.
© War Museum, Athens.

Rigas Feraios-Velestinlis.
Oil painting.
by A. Kriezi.
Athens, Benaki Museum, no. 11176.
Fotopoulos D., Delivorrias A., Greece at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum, Athens 1997, p. 504, image. 892.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Iosipos Moisiodax expressed his ideas in the book Apologia, 1780.
Page of Iosipos Moisiodakas book, Apologia (Confession), Venice 1780.
Athens, National Library, 321
© National Library, Athens.

Changes in the state

Aspect of Methoni, one of the most important Venetian fortesses in the Pelopponese, 1688.
Copperplate engraving.
Dapper Ï. Naukeurige Beschryving Van Morea, Eertijts Peloponnesus, Amsterdam 1688, p. 18
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Limnos, 1683.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Manesson Mallet A. Description de l' Univers, v. 4, Paris 1683, p. 171, image. 75.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

View of Tenedos, end of the 18th century.
Copperplate engraving.
Design J.B Hilair.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 2nd part, v. 2, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842), paint. 47.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

>Map of the Aegean islands, a region that knew many rebellions around 1770, 18th century.
Coloured copperplate engraving (detail).
by the cartographer Homann Johann Batist, Norimberge, 18th C.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Strategic plan for the naval battle of Tsesme, end of the 18th century.
Copperplate engraving.
Design Choiseul-Gouffier, engraving J. Perrier.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 1st part, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842), paint. 51.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Map indicating the route of the Austrian forces of the Danube sovereigns in 1789.
Coloured copperplate (engraving detail).
by the cartographer Homann Johann Batist, Norimberge, 18th C.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.
Image processing FHW.

View of Iasios, where the treaty of 1792 was signed, 1818.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Adam Necule, engraving L. Clark.
Necule A., Travels through some parts of Germany, Poland, Moldávia and Turkey, London 1818, p. 160-1.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Portait of the Sultan Selim III, 1819.
Engraving in zinc.
Design Melling, engraving J. Gouband.
Melling A.I. , Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople..., Paris 1819.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Portrait of a janissary, 1807.
Coloured copperplate engraving, 10 x 15 cm. (detail).
Bartholdy J.L.S., Voyage en Grece fait dans les annees 1803-1804, Paris 1807.
Athens, National Library no. 338.
Topos kai Eikona, v.IV, Olkos publications, Athens 1982, p. 142, image. 8.
© National Library, Athens

Head of the ulema, 1802.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Dalvimart, engraving Poole.
Dalvimart O., The Costume of Turkey..., London 1802, image. 6.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Grand Vizier, who had imperial clerks under his command, end of the 18th century.
Copperplate engraving.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 2nd part, v. 2, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842), image. 102.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Secretary to the Sultan, 1802.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Dalvimart, engraving Poole.
Dalvimart O., The Costume of Turkey..., London 1802, image. 38.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Seal of the Phanariot Michael Soutso, Grand Interpreter during 1817-19.
Athens, National Museum of History, no. 1575.
I Elliniki Epanastasi tou 1821, Cultural Centre of Cyprus, Athens 1991, p. 28.
© National Museum of History, Athens.

Selim III, who established permanent diplomats in the West.
Watercolour.
Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum.
Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous, v.ÉÁ, Ekdotiki Athenon, Athens 1974, p.377.
© Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.

Head of the Porte's dragomans, 1802.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Dalvimart, engraving Dadley.
Dalvimart O., The Costume of Turkey..., London 1802, image. 11.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

New powers

Ali Tepelenlis, the forceful pasa of Ioannina, 1819.
Coloured lithograph.
Design Dupre, engraving Mlle Formentin.
Dupre L., Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople..., Paris 1819, paint.7.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Mehmed Ali, who had absolute power over Egypt just before the Greek Revolution, 1840.
Oil on canvas, 93x76 cm.
By A. Couder.
Chateaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV 4845.
© Photo RMN - Gerard Blot.

Greek proestos on the eve of the Greek Revolution, 1811.
Lithograph.
Design O.M. Stackelberg, engraving A. Jesta.
Stackelberg O.M. baron de, Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne..., Rome 1825, image. 28.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Janissary, end of the 18th century.
Coppeplate engraving.
Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque dans l' Empire Ottoman, 2nd part, v. 2, Paris 1782-1825, Atlas 67 (1842), paint. 125.
Athens, French School of Archaeology 5. 886/Atlas 67.
© French School of Archaeology, Athens.

Jenissary official, 1812.
Coloured copperplate engraving, 22.3 x 10.5 cm.
Hobhouse J., A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey, v.2, London 1813, p. 864.
Athens, National Library no. 2436.
Topos kai Eikona, v.IV, Olkos publications, Athens 1982, p. 267, image. 7.
© National Library, Athens

Janissary at Ioannina, 1811.
Lithograph.
Design O.M. Stackelberg, engraving A. Jesta.
Stackelberg O.M., Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne..., Rome 1825, image. 1.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Map of the important armatolik in Greece during the 18th century.
Mercator G., Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes...,1590- 1641.
Athens, Collection D.G. Karamanoli.
The cartography of the Greek Area in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Athens 1992.
Image processing FHW.

Seaman from Hydra, 1819.
Coloured lithograph.
Design Dupre, engraving de Delpech.
Dupre L., Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople..., Paris 1819, paint. 27.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Greek captain, 1818.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Adam Necule, engraving L. Clark.
Necule A., Travels through some parts of Germany, Poland, Moldávia and Turkey, London 1818.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

Inhabitant of Souli in Kerkyra, 1819.
Coloured lithograph.
Design Dupre.
Dupre, L., Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople..., Paris 1819, paint.6.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

The mountainous Souli, homeland of famous Resistance leaders, 1820.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design C. Stanfield, original design H. Holland, engraving J. Cousin.
Athens, War Museum, no. 931.
© War Museum, Athens.

View of Odessa from the sea, 1832.
Coloured copperplate engraving.
Design Slade A., engraving Clark J.
Slade A., Records and travels in Turkey, Greece etc., v.1, London 1832.
Athens, Collection Eu. Finopoulos.

The founders of Philiki Etaireia take an oath.
Woodcut.
Work and donation of V. Falirea.
Athens, War Museum, no. 747.
© War Museum, Athens.

Text by Em. Ksanthos, Leaders of Philiki Hetaireia.
Extract of the manuscript of Emmanouil Ksanthos concerning the establishment of Philiki Hetaireia, 1835, p.19.
Athens, National Library, manuscript-department, no. 1557.
© National Library, Athens.

Panagiotis Sekeris, member of Philiki Etaireia(1785-1846).
Oil painting.
Athens, War Museum, no. 741.
© War Museum, Athens.

Georgakis Olympios.
Oil on canvas.
Athens, War Museum.
© War Museum, Athens.

Ali Pasa who provoked the revolt in 1808 in Thessaly, 1823.
Copperplate engraving 6.1 x 8.2 cm.
Beauchamp A., de., Tha life of Ali Pasha of Janina...., London 1823.
Papastavros, Á., Ta Giannena tou 19 aiona, Ioannina 1994, p. 213, image. 4.
Ioannina, Collection A.I. Papastavrou.

Catholic women from Chios, 1807.
Coloured copperplate engraving, 10.2 x 15 cm.
Unidentified rare book of the 18th century.
Athens, Collection D. and K. Koutsikas.
Ta charaktika tis Chiou, v. Á', Akritas publications, Athens 1994, p. 203.
© D. and K. Koutsikas, Athens.

View of Syros, where powerful Catholic communities of the Aegean flourished.
Coloured lithograph, 34,5x22.
Initial design Choiseul-Gouffier, from his work 'Voyage Pittoresque...', Paris 1782-1825
Athens, Benaki Museum.
Topos kai Eikona, v.III, Olkos publications, Athens 1979, image. 195.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

View of Tinos from the sea, 1787/95.
Watercolour, 21.5 x 29 cm.
by Thomas Hope.
Athens, Benaki Museum, no. 27345.
Thomas Hope, Eikones apo tin Ellada tou 18 aiona, Melissa publications, p.175, image. 77.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.