Original steel engraving of the Valide Sultan mosque in Constantinople (Istanbul): the great dome and the two minarets above the arcaded porch, with figures and an awning stretched out in the foreground. Bilingual heading "Turquie / Turquia" and a two-language caption.
Original steel engraving of the Valide Sultan mosque in Constantinople (Istanbul): the great dome and the two minarets above the arcaded porch, with figures and an awning stretched out in the foreground. Bilingual heading "Turquie / Turquia" and a two-language caption.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: J. Arnout
Engraver / lithographer: Lemaitre's workshop ("Lemaitre direxit")
Date: Circa 1840
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 in (20 x 13.5 cm)
Condition: Fair. Glued to paper; the sheet with scattered foxing in the margins; the image clean and finely printed.