Moslems Collection (#3)

Bacha à trois Queues, plate four from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Bacha a trois Queues, plate four from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Aga des Janissaires, plate one from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Aga des Janissaires, plate one from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Chef des Spahis, plate two from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Chef des Spahis, plate two from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Emir Bachi, plate twelve from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Emir Bachi, plate twelve from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Le Moufti, plate ten from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Le Moufti, plate ten from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Eunuque Blanc, plate 22 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Eunuque Blanc, plate 22 from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Eunuque Noir, plate 21 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Eunuque Noir, plate 21 from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Chef des Eunuques, plate 20 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Chef des Eunuques, plate 20 from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Le Grand Seigneur, plate seventeen from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Le Grand Seigneur, plate seventeen from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Chef des Huissiers, plate fourteen from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Chef des Huissiers, plate fourteen from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Garde du Grand Seigneur, plate thirteen from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748
Garde du Grand Seigneur, plate thirteen from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Prestre de la Loy, plate nine from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Prestre de la Loy, plate nine from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Chef des Indiens, plate eight from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Chef des Indiens, plate eight from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Bacha de Caramanie, plate seven from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Bacha de Caramanie, plate seven from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Half-length portrait of Georgian muezzin, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Half-length portrait of Georgian muezzin, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Muezzin for Tiflis minaret

Full-length portrait of man, seated, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Full-length portrait of man, seated, facing front, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Muezzin for manaret in Daghestan village

Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili...19th cent Creator
Painting of Cossacks Escorting the Taranchi into Russian Territory During the Occupation of the Ili Valley in 1881-1882, 19th century

Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarters length portrait of a mullah(?), facing left, between 1870 and 1886. Written on verso: Match - a wedding match

Moslem Arabs at prayer
3784680 Moslem Arabs at prayer; (add.info.: Moslem Arabs at prayer in the desert. Using prayer mats. Illustration by Friedrich Perlberg, c. 1910.); Lebrecht History

Father Serapion martyred in Algeria, North Africa
Father Serapion, an English or Irish Mercedarian friar, offers himself as a hostage in order to free captive Christians in Algeria, North Africa

Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout, 1849-50. Creator: Maxime du Camp
Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout, 1849-50

Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Studies of people, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Roman Catholic Tamil man, Sinhalese man, Muslim man. Tscheddy Mam (Tamile) (Romische Katholik), Singhalese, Mohamedaner

Fakir, or Mussulman saint, of Hoshungabad, Central India, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fakir, or Mussulman saint, of Hoshungabad, Central India, 1864. The extraordinary figure delineated in our Engraving is the reverend Wuzzeer Alee Shah Mulung, a well-known Fakir, or Mussulman saint

SAUDI ARABIA MECCA
The cemetery : for Moslems, to die and be buried in Mecca is a unique privilege. Date: circa 1870

MOSLEMS AND HOURIS
Moslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths

HOURIS
Moslems are taught that if they die for the faith, they will find beautiful nymphs - HOURIS - awaiting them in the next world : so they go happily to their deaths

The Conquest of Toledo in 1085 (colour litho)
702234 The Conquest of Toledo in 1085 (colour litho) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfonso VI (before June, 1040 - June 29/July 1, 1109)

The Conquest of Toledo in 1085 (ceramic)
702235 The Conquest of Toledo in 1085 (ceramic) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfonso VI (before June, 1040 - June 29/July 1, 1109)

The capture of the fortress of Montefrio by Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1838 (oil on canvas)
702236 The capture of the fortress of Montefrio by Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1838 (oil on canvas) by Madrazo, Jose de (1781-1859); Alcazar, Segovia

Elite troops of French army, French Foreign Legion in Morocco, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR346310 Elite troops of French army, French Foreign Legion in Morocco, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 6th October 1907 (colour litho) by French School

Casablanca after the bombing, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 25th August 1907 (colour litho)
XIR346314 Casablanca after the bombing, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 25th August 1907 (colour litho) by French School

Near Casablanca, the goumiers charging at the Moroccans, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
XIR346312 Near Casablanca, the goumiers charging at the Moroccans, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 15th September 1907 (colour litho) by French School

Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A group of Mahomedan Priests, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A group of Mahomedan Priests, 1890

Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A Malay Masher, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mahomedanism in Kimberly, South Africa; A Malay Masher, 1890

The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Creator: Unknown
The Black Mountain Expedition, Western Himalayas; Ghazi Fanatics Charging the 18th Royal Irish at Kotkai, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Togluck, at Togluckabad, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Togluck, at Togluckabad, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant

Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Death of the Arab Pirate, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The Royal Necropolis at Golconda, Hyderabad (Decan), c1891. Creator: James Grant
The Royal Necropolis at Golconda, Hyderabad (Decan), c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View of Fort Rhotas near Chillianwalla, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of Fort Rhotas near Chillianwalla, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Mussulman Woman of Bhopal, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mussulman Woman of Bhopal, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Mussulman School at Allahabad, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Mussulman School at Allahabad, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The meeting of Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin (colour litho)
3091433 The meeting of Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: The meeting of Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin)

Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1250), 1200 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1250), 1200/50

Border, Egypt, Arab period (641-969) / Fatimid period (969-1171) / Ayyubid period (1171-1250)
Border, Egypt, Arab period (641-969)/Fatimid period (969-1171)/Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/ Mamluk period (1250-1517), 9th/13th century

Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250) / Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th century
Fragment, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th century

Band, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250) / Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th / 14th century
Band, Egypt, Ayyubid period (1171-1250)/Mamluk period (1250-1517), 13th/14th century

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"Moslems: Exploring the Richness of Islamic Culture and History" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Islamic contortions, as we embark on a journey through time and space. From the spiritual heartland of Saudi Arabia's Mecca to the enchanting tales and houris, this caption invites you to delve into the diverse facets of Muslim culture. Transporting us back to 1849-50, Maxime du Camp's "Tombeaux Musulmans a Siout" captures the serene beauty of Muslim tombs in Egypt. Meanwhile, Christian Wilhelm Allers' 1898 studies in Colombo, Ceylon offer glimpses into everyday life within Muslim communities. The historic conquests come alive with vivid imagery – be it through color lithographs depicting Toledo's fall in 1085 or ceramic depictions that immortalize this pivotal moment. Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba's triumph at Montefrio is immortalized on canvas, showcasing bravery and resilience. Shifting our focus to more recent times, we witness French Foreign Legion troops stationed in Morocco during 1907. Le Petit Journal brings forth illustrations capturing their elite presence and their role in maintaining order amidst challenging circumstances. The aftermath of bombings near Casablanca further highlights both devastation and resilience within Moroccan society. Through these visual narratives spanning centuries, we gain insight into Moslem history – from sacred pilgrimage sites like Mecca to artistic representations that depict cultural diversity across regions. Join us as we celebrate the richness and depth found within Islamic traditions worldwide.