'Sohn des Arztes'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Sohn des Arztes'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait of a young man shows the son of the doctor shown in 1781.b.6/20, likely the photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, who collaborated with the photographer Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje.He wears a plain, dark-coloured outer robe over a patterned jalabiya, with a pale-coloured turban on his head. In his right hand the man grips the handle of a light-coloured umbrella or parasol. On his feet he wears shoes featuring an ornate buckle.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the man’s feet have been over-drawn due to overexposure at the lower left corner of the photograph.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XIVPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Sohn des Arztes.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:132 x 972 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XIV’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Portrait photography
- Extent:
- 1 collotype print
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00001a_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x00001a_en
1781.b.6/21 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers