'Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and/or al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and/or al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Date:
- 1885/1885
- Description:
- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length length standing portrait, shows Othman Pascha, Governor General of the Hejaz (1882–86).Othman Pascha faces left, standing upon a richly patterned carpet. He wears a dark-coloured fez and ceremonial robes, featuring a mirrored paisley ( boteh) pattern at the lower hem and each sleeve, as well as a sash. His left hand grips the pommel of a sword which is held against his body by a sword strap of plaited material.Three circular badges are suspended from a bar on the left of his robe. Below these a more elaborate stelliform badge is also worn.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely.Temporal Context:The photograph was taken between 11 June 1885 and 19 September 1885, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 27. This attribution is based on unpublished correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:VIIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.Physical description: Dimensions:248 x 184 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition with some minor surface scratching and bowing.Foliation:‘VIII’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000027_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000027_en
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