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In 1869 Wood, working on behalf of the British Museum, discovered the site of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. An architect, he was in 1858 appointed to the Smyrna and Aidin Railway in western Turkey, designing stations. His great ambition was to discover the site of the temple which had disappeared during the Middle Ages. He therefore resigned his appointment in 1863, the Museum having arranged a permit from the Ottomans and offered expenses in return for antiquities. Excavations continued until 1874. The temple was a sad ruin but some sculptures, including a column base, were sent to Bloomsbury. The artist, the assertive Louisa Starr Canziani, was the first woman to enter the Royal Academy Schools for many years and the first to be awarded one of the Academy’s medals.
Title
John Turtle Wood (1821–1890)
Date
late 19th C
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 27 x W 19 cm
Accession number
1915,0114.1
Acquisition method
gift from Chevalier E. Canziani, 1915
Work type
Painting
British Museum
Great Russell Street, London, Greater London WC1B 3DG England
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