A Cadi, a Sheikh Molla and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet, Constantinople, 1842
€ 265
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
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-114
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
This original antique lithograph, colored by hand, is a plate from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). In the upper image two bearded elders meet in open country: at left a man in a tall fluted white cap and a crimson robe lined with broad white fur, one hand on his chest; at right a man in a white turban and a long lavender robe with red slippers, his hands raised as he speaks. The lower image is a view of a great mosque from the front: a central dome over a cluster of half domes and small domes, six slender minarets with balconies, a long courtyard wall with rows of windows and a central gate, and two small figures in red standing in the open ground before it.
The top margin is lettered "Tom IV" at left, "TURCHIA EUROPEA" in the center and "Tav. 114" at right. The upper captions read "Cadì" (Cadi) and "Scerk Mollà in Abito Estivo" (Sheikh molla in summer dress), and the lower one "Moschea del Sultan Akmet" (Mosque of Sultan Ahmet).
A cadi was a judge applying Islamic law in the Ottoman Empire, and a molla was a senior member of the learned class from which judges were drawn. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, built in the early seventeenth century for Sultan Ahmed I, is known for its six minarets, which the artist shows here.
The fur lined robe and the great mosque make this a fine plate for a collection of Ottoman or Istanbul subjects.
Condition: Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
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.
