Albumen Photographic Print: Hotel du Nil (Egypt, Circa 1880)
An original albumen photographic print attributed to Pascal Sébah, circa 1880. The title, "Hotel du Nil," is hand written in pencil in the lower left but the photo is unsigned. The attribution comes from the existence of a similar signed “P. Sébah” photograph of a veiled Turkish woman whom appears in one of the photographs acquired along with this photo, wearing the same dress, jewelry, and veil in both photos. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was one of the important professional photographers of his time in the Ottoman Empire, and served the.....
Item #1380
