Page of the Grand Signior or Sultan
Page of the Grand Signior or Sultan. They work in the Seraglio or harem, and are schooled in Persian, Turkish and Arabic. Some, the Adjem-Oglan, are the children of Christian slaves. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Octavian Dalvimart from William Alexander's translation of Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks, Thomas M'Lean, London, 1814
Picture No
14010923
Media ID
45825098
Size
4863px x 7595px
(6.2MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Octavian Dalvimart
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Arabic Georgian Era Grand Signior Harem Octavian Dalvimart Ottoman Empire Regency Era Seraglio Slave Trade Thomas Mlean William Alexander
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