Sultan Ahmed Fountain, ca. 1860

Title

Sultan Ahmed Fountain

Photographer

• Pascal Sébah

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• architectural photography
• local photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links in der Fotografie (Negativ): Handschriftlich: Fontaine de Sultan Ahmed; No. 27 Cons ple
Signiert unten rechts in der fotografie (Negativ): P. Sébah Phot
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Fontaine du Sultan Ahmed

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• building
• well
• man
• group of people
• Istanbul
• Sultan Ahmed III fountain (Istanbul)
• street scene

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ahmed III. (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)

Primary

• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 41A3911 well
• 31D14 adult man
• 61E(ISTANBUL) names of cities and villages (ISTANBUL)
• 61F(SULTAN AHMED III. ÇEŞMESI (Istanbul)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SULTAN AHMED III. ÇEŞMESI (Istanbul))
• 25I141 street

Secondary

• 48A98 ornaments ~ art
• 41A36 roof (of house or building)
• 25G3 trees