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Ottoman Collection (#7)

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Background imageOttoman Collection: Nourri dans le sérail, j'en connais les détours (Bajaset), 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

Nourri dans le sérail, j'en connais les détours (Bajaset), 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nourri dans le serail, j'en connais les detours (Bajaset), 1841. Nourished in the seraglio, I know the twists and turns

Background imageOttoman Collection: Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Un Te Deum a Erzeroum en presence du grand... 1916

Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Un Te Deum a Erzeroum en presence du grand... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Un Te Deum a Erzeroum en presence du grand-duc Nicolas, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageOttoman Collection: Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Presentation au grand-duc Nicolas, commandant... 1916

Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Presentation au grand-duc Nicolas, commandant... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Apres les victoires russes en Armenie; Presentation au grand-duc Nicolas, commandant en chef des armees du Caucase, des drapeaux pris aux Turcs, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageOttoman Collection: Grand Vizier Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, c.1727-c.1730. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Grand Vizier Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, c.1727-c.1730. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Grand Vizier Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, c.1727-c.1730. Damat Ibraham served as Grand Vizier for Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire. The epithet Nevsehirli means from Nevsehir

Background imageOttoman Collection: An Ambassador's Audience with Sultan Ahmed III (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen), 1737-1744

An Ambassador's Audience with Sultan Ahmed III (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen), 1737-1744. Creator: Anon
An Ambassador's Audience with Sultan Ahmed III (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen), 1737-1744

Background imageOttoman Collection: Battle of the Combined Venetian and Dutch Fleets against the Turks in the Bay of Foya, 1649, 1656

Battle of the Combined Venetian and Dutch Fleets against the Turks in the Bay of Foya, 1649, 1656

Background imageOttoman Collection: The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856

The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856. The Sultan...accompanied by his Ministers and the chief officers of his household

Background imageOttoman Collection: The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe

The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British E Creator: Unknown
The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856

Background imageOttoman Collection: Town and Fortress of Silistria - from an original sketch by our own artist, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Town and Fortress of Silistria - from an original sketch by our own artist, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Town and Fortress of Silistria - from an original sketch by our own artist, 1854. During the Siege of Silistria, Turkish troops and British officers were confined in the Ottoman fortress at Silistra

Background imageOttoman Collection: Life in the East -- Fez blockers in the Bazaar at Stamboul, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Life in the East -- Fez blockers in the Bazaar at Stamboul, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Life in the East -- Fez blockers in the Bazaar at Stamboul, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageOttoman Collection: Murad Bey, Chief of the Bashi-Bazouks, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Murad Bey, Chief of the Bashi-Bazouks, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Murad Bey, Chief of the Bashi-Bazouks, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageOttoman Collection: Portrait of Fatma Sultana, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Fatma Sultana, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Fatma Sultana, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageOttoman Collection: Vely Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador at Paris, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Vely Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador at Paris, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Vely Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador at Paris, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageOttoman Collection: Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly explaining his Sketch of Sebastopol to the Sultan, 1854

Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly explaining his Sketch of Sebastopol to the Sultan, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly explaining his Sketch of Sebastopol to the Sultan, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy officer with Ottoman sultan Abdulmejid I

Background imageOttoman Collection: Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles... 1854

Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles - sketched by Lieutenant M. O'Reilly, 1854. Cannon and soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageOttoman Collection: Medal in Commemoration of the Union of France and England, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Medal in Commemoration of the Union of France and England, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Medal in Commemoration of the Union of France and England, 1854. Mr. Hart, the celebrated Medallist of Brussels, has just struck this very fine Medal

Background imageOttoman Collection: Cover, Turkey, 17th century, Ottoman Dynasty (1299-1923). Creator: Unknown

Cover, Turkey, 17th century, Ottoman Dynasty (1299-1923). Creator: Unknown
Cover, Turkey, 17th century, Ottoman Dynasty (1299-1923)

Background imageOttoman Collection: Robe, Syria, Ottoman period, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Robe, Syria, Ottoman period, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Robe, Syria, Ottoman period, 19th century

Background imageOttoman Collection: Ottoman, c. 1937. Creator: Hugh Clarke

Ottoman, c. 1937. Creator: Hugh Clarke
Ottoman, c. 1937

Background imageOttoman Collection: Ottoman, c. 1938. Creator: Adele Brooks

Ottoman, c. 1938. Creator: Adele Brooks
Ottoman, c. 1938

Background imageOttoman Collection: Amurat Kahn II, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Amurat Kahn II, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Amurat Kahn II, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Mustapha Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Mustapha Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Mustapha Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Selim Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Selim Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Selim Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Soliman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Soliman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Soliman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Bajazet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Bajazet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Bajazet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Achmet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Achmet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Achmet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Amurat Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Amurat Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Amurat Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Othman Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Othman Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Othman Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Abdul Hamid Khan, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Abdul Hamid Khan, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Abdul Hamid Khan, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Othman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Othman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Othman Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Orkan Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young

Orkan Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815. Creator: John Young
Orkan Kahn, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815

Background imageOttoman Collection: Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821-1867) - a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason

Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821-1867) - a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and resistance against Ottoman rule

Background imageOttoman Collection: Map of Palestine, circa 1800

Map of Palestine, circa 1800. From Gaza and Ashkelon in the south to Tyre and Sidon (Lebanon) in the north. La Palestina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes

Background imageOttoman Collection: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938) a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. Date: 1922

Background imageOttoman Collection: Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire by Gentile Bellini

Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire by Gentile Bellini
Mehmed II (1432-1481) (commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror - Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet) - Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446 - portrait

Background imageOttoman Collection: Meeting between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1903

Meeting between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1903. A portrait of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is on the wall

Background imageOttoman Collection: Hammam in the The Harem, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Hammam in the The Harem, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageOttoman Collection: Ceramic tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Ceramic tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageOttoman Collection: Gate of Salutation, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Gate of Salutation, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageOttoman Collection: Traditional Ottoman timber houses in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey

Traditional Ottoman timber houses in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageOttoman Collection: The Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II and the German

The Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II and the German kaiser William II. FRANCE. Paris. Biblioth豵 e des Arts D飯 ratifs (Decorative Arts Library)

Background imageOttoman Collection: Egypt - Cairo - A Lady of the Harem with escort

Egypt - Cairo - A Lady of the Harem with escort Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOttoman Collection: Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey, 1862

Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey. 1862. Sheet 49 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageOttoman Collection: Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern, 1600-50 (wool: symmetrical rug knot)

Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern, 1600-50 (wool: symmetrical rug knot)
XOS5885321 Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern, 1600-50 (wool: symmetrical rug knot) by Turkish School, (17th century); 172.1x104.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOttoman Collection: World War 1: British Advance in Mesopotamia

World War 1: British Advance in Mesopotamia
3786874 World War 1: British Advance in Mesopotamia; (add.info.: World War 1: British Advance in Mesopotamia. Turkish prisoners captured during progress of Kut Relief Force. April 1916)

Background imageOttoman Collection: Armies of the Balkan States: Turkey

Armies of the Balkan States: Turkey
3786227 Armies of the Balkan States: Turkey; (add.info.: Armies of the Balkan States: Turkey (2 of 2). 1910. (French: Armees des Etats balcaniques: Turquie. Liebig Extract of Meat Collectible Card)

Background imageOttoman Collection: World War 1: Russian Army in Armenia

World War 1: Russian Army in Armenia
3786789 World War 1: Russian Army in Armenia; (add.info.: World War 1: Russian Army in Armenia. 1916. Circassian cossacks charging at Turkish troops. The Illustrated News, 24 May, 1916)




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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Ottoman History and Culture" Step into the vibrant world of the Ottomans, a civilization that left an indelible mark on history. From the mesmerizing Whirling Dervishes in the 16th century to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's transformative leadership, their legacy is truly captivating. Take a journey through time with Orteliuss map of the Ottoman Empire from 1570, tracing its vast territories and diverse cultures. Witness T E Lawrence, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia, traversing desert landscapes alongside majestic camels, embodying adventure and resilience. Marvel at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, where intricate glazed pottery reveals exquisite craftsmanship. Delve into Greek Anti-Turkish Propaganda Postcards that shed light on historical tensions while reminding us of complex relationships between nations. Discover Izmir's Camel brand figs and large fig factory - a testament to Turkey's agricultural prowess. As you wander through Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, be captivated by the iconic Old Bridge over Neretva river; it stands as a symbol of unity amidst cultural diversity. Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) reminds us of alliances forged during World War I when Colonel Dawnay and Commander Hogarth joined forces with T E Lawrence for strategic purposes. The Ottoman Empire's rich heritage continues to inspire awe across generations. Its influence can still be felt today – from artistry to diplomacy – leaving an enduring imprint on our collective memory.