Ottoman Turks Ali and Osman and a Roadside Place of Prayer, 1842
€ 225
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-113
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph with hand coloring, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). In the upper image two bearded men in white turbans kneel facing each other on a yellow patterned carpet. The man at left wears a lilac robe over a crimson gown with a white sash; the man at right wears a green robe over a yellow gown, and between them stands an open wooden box holding a small vessel. The lower image is a landscape with a small square building under a broad, low pyramidal roof, open in an arch at the front, where a figure bends to a spout of water that runs off as a stream. Two men in long robes stand nearby, two more sit beneath a large tree on a raised walled terrace, and at right rises a slender pointed stone shaft; hills and a distant building close the view under a pale, cloudy sky.
The top margin is lettered Tom IV at upper left, "TURCHIA EUROPEA" at center and Tav 113 at upper right. The captions read "Alì" (Ali), "Osman" (Osman) and "Luogo di preghiera pei Viandanti" (Place of prayer for travelers).
Turchia Europea, European Turkey, was the name for the Ottoman lands in Europe. Running water is needed for the ablutions that precede Muslim prayer.
The calm figures and the open landscape make a gentle, well balanced plate for an Ottoman or Near Eastern collection.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
