In the development of Turkish painting art, the 19th century is an important period, when figurative works started in the western sense. In terms of understanding both art of this century and figurative painting, it would be enlightening to examine an art work made in this period with pedagogical art criticism. In this context, the work of Halil Paşa, one of the Turkish painters who worked on figures in the 19th century, named "Kervansaray Avlusunda Halıcılar" was chosen to be examined with the criticism of pedagogical art. Halil Paşa is from the Soldier Painters generation of Turkish painting and is an artist known especially for his portraits and landscapes of Istanbul and Cairo. This work of the artist has an important place in terms of examining the changes brought about by making the human figure in the Western style and revealing the Western style figurative painting understanding. On the other hand, this research is of great importance in terms of showing how the pedagogical criticism method will be applied to a work of art. As a result of this article, it was determined that the figure was effectively used by the painter in Turkish painting art in the 19th century and this was a revolutionary quality. The colors and forms, psychological or social codes, iconographic and cultural meanings in this artist's work have been found and interpreted. It was concluded that this work, which has an orientalist style, has reflective, expressive and functional features. Also as a result of this review; it has been revealed that the criticism of pedagogical art work will contribute to art education and general education