The Esir Hani or Avrat Pazari, the female slave market near the Nur-i Osmaniye Cami, Istanbul, John Frederick Lewis

The Esir Hani or Avrat Pazari, the female slave market near the Nur-i Osmaniye Cami, Istanbul

The Esir Hani or Avrat Pazari, the female slave market near the Nur-i Osmaniye Cami, Istanbul (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British) (1804-1876)

Movement: Orientalism
Date: 1841
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 36.9 × 54 cm
Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Victoria and Albert Museum, public domain

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