The Janissary Tree, ca. 1870 – 1875

Title

The Janissary Tree

Photographer

• Pascal Sébah

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• 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: L’arbre des Janissaires; No. 15 Cons ple.
Signiert recto unten rechts in der Fotografie (Negativ): Handschriftlich: P. Sébah Phot.
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: L'arbre des Janissaires.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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
• tree
• man
• group of people
• Istanbul
• Tolkapı palace (Istanbul)

Primary

• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 41A11 palace
• 61E(ISTANBUL) names of cities and villages (ISTANBUL)
• 61F(TOPKAPI SARAYI (Istanbul)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TOPKAPI SARAYI (Istanbul))
• 61E(ISTANBUL-FÂTIH) names of cities and villages (ISTANBUL-FÂTIH)
• 25G3 trees
• 31D14 adult man

Secondary

• 41A361 tower (of house or building)
• 25I144 square, place, circus, etc.
• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture