Caption

Ecole Arabe de jeuns garçons, School class with pupils and teacher, photograph, number: 'No 91', photographer: G. Lekegian & Co., Middle East, 1887 - 1900, paper, albumen print, height 210 mm x width 275 mm, teacher and pupil (pupil), A group of young men sit closely together on a tiled floor in front of patterned wooden screens, each holding open books and wearing long tunics and tall cylindrical hats, while a central figure with a wrapped headscarf and darker outer garment sits slightly elevated and looks down at an open book in his hands; footwear lies on the floor nearby and the scene is framed by carved lattice panels against a plain wall.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_336

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50.1Mb (6.8Mb) / 16.0in x 12.2in / 4785 x 3660 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ecole Arabe de jeuns garçons School class pupils teacher photograph number No 91 photographer G Lekegian & Co Middle East 1887 - 1900 paper albumen print height 210 mm x width 275 mm pupil group young men sit closely together tiled floor front patterned wooden screens holding open books wearing long tunics tall cylindrical hats central figure wrapped headscarf darker outer garment sits slightly elevated looks down open book hands footwear lies floor nearby scene framed carved lattice panels plain wall