'Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and/or al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
1781.b.6/8
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The record is made up of 1 collotype print. It was created in 1885. It was written in German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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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 This attribution is based on unpublished correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.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:
VIII
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86).’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.
- Extent and format
- 1 collotype print
- It is part of
- 138 imagesRef: 1781.b.6
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
248 x 184 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition with some minor surface scratching and bowing.
Foliation:
‘VIII’
- Written in
- German in Latin script
- Type
- Photograph
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- 1781.b.6/8
- Date(s)
- 1885 (CE, Gregorian)
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'Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and/or al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, 1781.b.6/8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000027> [accessed 1 September 2024]
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- 1781.b.6/8
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- 'Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86)'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje and/or al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Pages
- 10r
- Author
- al-Sayyid, ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
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- Public Domain