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Francis Bedford (1815-94)
View from the Seraskier Tower [Mosque of Suleiman, Istanbul, Turkey] 24 May 1862
Albumen print mounted on card | 23.0 x 28.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2701008
![View from the Seraskier Tower [Mosque of Suleiman, Istanbul, Turkey]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/a/a/335838-1351702327.jpg?itok=Uv1wMpXf "View from the Seraskier Tower [Mosque of Suleiman, Istanbul, Turkey]")
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Photograph of a view of the Suleymaniye Mosque and complex, in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). The campus of Istanbul University is in the foreground.
This is the first section of a panoramic (but not exact) view from the top of the Seraskier tower. The photograph is signed and captioned in the negative, 'F Bedford Constantinople'. See RCIN 2861691 for another print of the same image.Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print mounted on card
Measurements
23.0 x 28.6 cm (image)
47.0 x 58.5 cm (mount)
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