Şehzade Mosque

1857

James Robertson, and Felice Beato

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

Artist, British, born Corfu (?), after 1832 - 1906

This is a photograph of a large historic building with a domed roof and a tall decorative minaret in a courtyard with a tree in the foreground. The building exhibits classical architectural elements such as arches, columns, and intricate stonework. There is an impressive minaret adorned with ornamental patterns, and a series of arched windows running along the facade of the building. The tree in the foreground provides a natural contrast to the architecture. The overall composition captures the scale of the building and its craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.7 × 25.6 cm (11 11/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1986; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, signed by artist, lower right in negative: Robertson & Beato photog.; bottom left in negative: [Le?] mosque du; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 218; top left in red pencil: 6; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: Mosque du Shah Zaideh; bottom center in graphite: 256 x 297; bottom right in graphite: 86.2876

Wikidata ID

Q64155544

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