Constantinople: Burned Quarter
Constantinople: Burned Quarter

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Constantinople: Burned Quarter,

ca. 1852

Attributed to Ernest de Caranza, French, 1837–1863
x1980-79.3

Information

Title
Constantinople: Burned Quarter
Dates

ca. 1852

Maker
Attributed to Ernest de Caranza
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
16.5 × 22 cm (6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Robert O. Dougan Collection, gift of Warner Communications, Inc.
Object Number
x1980-79.3
Place Depicted

Turkey, Istanbul

Inscription
In ink below image, lower right: Constantinople
Culture
French
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, salted paper prints
Techniques
mounting, salted paper processes
Subject
fires, buildings, cityscapes, ruins

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