Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (409) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (409) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0079 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475017 BIB-ID: 2830177 Show less
Overview of a crowded marketplace. People and donkeys are gathered in a clearing, some carrying large crates with plants in them. Title from item,... Show moreOverview of a crowded marketplace. People and donkeys are gathered in a clearing, some carrying large crates with plants in them. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (93) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0080 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475030 BIB-ID: 2830178 Show less
Working animals, Plows, Carriages and carts, Agriculture, Camels
A man standing behind a simple wooden plow pulled by two camels. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned,... Show moreA man standing behind a simple wooden plow pulled by two camels. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (406) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." On the verso of the mount is pasted a second albumen print by Gabriel Lékégian ttitled "Mena Coach" numbered 328 and signed "G. Lékégian & Co. Photographer to the British Army of occupation". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0081 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475054 BIB-ID: 2830179 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0078 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480931 BIB-ID: 2830455 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (83) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (83) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0075 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480864 BIB-ID: 2830448 Show less
The album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the... Show moreThe album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. In the historical notes introducing the plates, the author provides references and impressions. François-Edmond Pâris joined the French Navy in 1820 and took part in three great expeditions: the first under d’Urville abord the Astrolabe (1826-9), and two under Laplace on the Favorite (1829-32) and the Artémise (1837-40). In 1858 he was named rear-admiral and was given the command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. Before publishing “Souvenirs de Jerusalem,” Pâris had already published two important folios on naval and marine architecture. Halte des pèlerins à la fontaine Still Abou Nabout ; Pierre de lOnction et dôme de la chapelle grecque ; Chapelle du Saint Sépulcre ; Chapelle Sainte Hélène ou de lInvention de la Croix ; Galerie conduisant à la Passion du Christ ; Tombeau de la Vierge ; Grotte de L'Agonie ; Grotte au Lait ; Grotte de la Nativité ; Mosquée D'Omar ; Galerie de la Mosquée dOmar ; Mosquée El-Aksa Album dessiné par M. le Contre-Amiral Pâris / Lithographié par MM. Hubert Clerget, Bachelier, Jules Gaildrau et Fichot. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The album contains 14 lithographic plates, 12 of which are hand-coloured, title page illustrated with a mounted plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24201017 BIB-ID: 2524620 Show less
Collection of Carte de visite with portraits of people from Georgia and the Caucasus. Six photographs are anonymous, five of them are framed in red... Show moreCollection of Carte de visite with portraits of people from Georgia and the Caucasus. Six photographs are anonymous, five of them are framed in red and titled "Visites". One photograph by the Georgian-Armenian pioneer photographer Vladimir Barkanov, with his studio stamp on the back of the print. One picture from the Studio Orlay de Karwa with its stamp on the verso of the print. Four photographs by Dimitri Ermakov with embossed seal and inventory numbers (80, 207, 168, and 25). Most of the photographs are studio portraits of Georgian men and women in traditional dresses, such as Gurian and Imeretians. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Some prints are numbered, signed and stamped. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0039 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23128239 BIB-ID: 2451002 Show less
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less
Jahangir , 1569-1627, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Animal fighting in art--Elephants, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight... Show moreMiniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight before an audience. Servants hold fireworks on poles, prepared to help direct the elephant if necessary. Emperor Jahangir (r.1605–27) overlooks the scene from the balcony at Agra Fort. Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is laid down on gold speckled pink card between gold and polychrome borders. Inscription signature on the margin below "جهانگیر عمل مرکلان [...]". On the verso of the cardboard two erased stamps. On the verso of an additional cardboard now removed manuscript note "Jahangir contemplant un combat d'éléphant du fort d'Âgrâ. École Moghole. Delhi, fin 17e siècle (succession Essayan)" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744892 BIB-ID: 2850335 Probably part of the property of Kevork Loris Essayan (1897-1981), son-in-law of the British-Armenian businessman and art collector Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) and trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Show less
The image shows a British frigate at anchor in the Port of Muscat, in Oman. The view was taken by Lieutenant R. Temple between 1809 and 1810 when... Show moreThe image shows a British frigate at anchor in the Port of Muscat, in Oman. The view was taken by Lieutenant R. Temple between 1809 and 1810 when the British army was conducting naval operations against Jawasmi pirate.The print is part of a volume of plates, etching and aquatints, coloured by hand and entitled 'Sixteen Views of Places In The Persian Gulph, Taken In The Years 1809-10'. The collection by Richard Temple and etched by John Clark was published in London in 1813. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23858631 BIB-ID: 2537001 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24561344 BIB-ID: 2537475 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24561344 BIB-ID: 2537475 Show less