[A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapi Sarayi (palace)] / Abdullah Frères. – Historic Print
![[A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapi Sarayi (palace)] / Abdullah Frères., [between 1880 and 1893] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/77/77294e049d93-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: [A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapi Sarayi (palace)] / Abdullah Frères., preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[A hearth in the hall of Sultan Ahmed (III) in the Imperial Topkapi Sarayi (palace)] / Abdullah Frères.
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Few hearths in the Topkapı Palace are as carefully framed as this one in the hall of Sultan Ahmed III, the 18th-century ruler whose reign (1703 to 1730) gave its name to the Tulip Era. The photograph was made by Abdullah Frères, the Istanbul studio that documented the palace and its interiors for albums in the 1880s and early 1890s, when the old imperial residence was no longer the center of government but was still preserved as a historic setting. The captions in Ottoman Turkish and French show the album was meant for both local and European audiences. Look at the hearth's stonework and the surrounding wall decoration, which reflect the palace's long-standing taste for ornament.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 748. In album: Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Ahmed--III,--Sultan of the Turks,--1673-1736--Associated objects. Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey)--1880-1900. Fireplaces--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. Castles & palaces--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,198 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-153760 |
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