The Laleli Mosque in Istanbul and Two Men in Muslin Turbans, 1842
€ 245
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-13061-117
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 wear to the top left corner. 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, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows the exterior of a domed mosque washed in pink and terracotta: a large central dome topped by a crescent, smaller domes around it, two tall minarets, an arcaded gallery along the side and a domed range of buildings at the left reached by a broad curving flight of steps. The lower image shows two men in large white muslin turbans, long robes and red sashes with a dagger hilt at the waist, baggy trousers and yellow shoes with red soles: on the left a bearded man in a purple coat with his hand on his chest, on the right a mustached man in a gray green coat over a white robe patterned with red, holding out his hand.
The top margin is lettered "Tav. 117", "TURCHIA EUROPEA" and "Tom. IV". Under the upper image: "Esterno della Moschea Lalely" (Exterior of the Laleli Mosque). Under the lower image: "Europei distinti per i loro turbanti, Mussolina" (Europeans distinguished by their muslin turbans).
The Laleli Mosque stands in Istanbul and was built in the 1760s for Sultan Mustafa III, in the Ottoman Baroque style of that period. Muslin is a fine, lightweight cotton cloth.
The architectural view and the two costume figures balance well, and the plate pairs naturally with other views of Istanbul.
Condition: Light wear to the top left corner. 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.
