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[A white horse named Asil] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères. – Vintage Wall Art

[A white horse named Asil] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph
[A white horse named Asil] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [A white horse named Asil] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères., a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[A white horse named Asil] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.

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Asil, a white Trakehner, was one of Sultan Abdul Hamid II's favorite horses, and this print carries captions in both Ottoman Turkish and French. The Trakehner breed was developed in East Prussia and prized for its athleticism, which suited a ruler who kept a large imperial stud near Istanbul. The photograph is by Abdullah Frères, the Constantinople studio that documented the Ottoman court in the 1880s and 1890s. Its album, part of the Abdul-Hamid II Collection at the Library of Congress, also includes saddles and doorways, hinting at the setting of the imperial stables.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1880-1900.
NotesA Trakehner horse. Abdul Hamid's favorite horse. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. No. 77. In album: Horses at the Imperial Stud Farm, Istanbul environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsHorses--Turkey--İstanbul İli--1880-1900. Saddles--Turkey--İstanbul İli--1880-1900. Doors & doorways--Turkey--İstanbul İli--1880-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-171228

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