Arsenal and Mosque of Kiledeh Ali Pasha

1857

James Robertson

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

The image shows a cityscape with a prominent mosque in the distance, featuring two minarets and a central dome. The background shows a hillside with many buildings. In the foreground, there are cannons lined up along a stone quay, with people in period clothing near the water. The image is in sepia tones, giving it an antique look, with clear details captured in a photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 26 × 30.3 cm (10 1/4 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1998; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, signed by artist, lower left in ink: Robertson; bottom center along edge in negative: Mosque de [?okhanna]; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 98.6141

Wikidata ID

Q64155485

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