A Mohammedan praying. Indian Mughal costume. Oriental Scenery 1786–1794, Engraved by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and William Daniell (1769-1837).
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
The Sultan. India Mughal empire 18th century.
The Sultan. India Mughal empire 18th century.
Ceylon. A Female Peasant, 18th century.
A Female Peasant of Ceylon, 18th century. From the book: The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India. Comprising twenty-five engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A. and a descriptive… Read More
A Hindu woman in 18th century.
A Hindu woman
Janissaries Ottoman Empire.
Janissaries Ottoman Empire. Turkish Elite Infantry.
Ottoman Empire Public Office 1838
Ottoman Empire Public Office in Constantinople Title: Bureau public (Kàlem ou). Published: L’Univers Pittoresque, Paris 1838.
Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed II.
Ottoman Empire, Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II. (1432-1481 ) Painting by Gentile Bellini (not proved), 25 November 1480.
Dinner of an European Ambassador in the Hall of the Divan.
Dinner of an European Ambassador with the Grand Vizier in the Hall of the Divan. The Divan of the Sublime Porte was the council of the Ottoman Empire.
Sufi Dervishes Dance. Ottoman Empire.
Sufi Dervishes Dance. Ottoman Empire. Whirling Dervishes Dance of the Mevlevi order. Title: Danse des Derwichs Mewlewis Published: L’Univers Pittoresque, Paris 1838.
Traditional Japanese kimono. Geisha in 1900.
Traditional Japanese kimono. Geisha in 1900. With fan and lanterns in front of landscape (postcard).