"Aun al-Rafīq Pasha" شريف مكة من 1882 إلى 1905م

Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This three-quarter length standing portrait, shows ‘Aun al-Rafīq Pasha who was the Grand Sharīf of Mecca 1882–1905. He faces right.

He wears a turban and ceremonial robe embroidered richly with flower and foliage motifs as well as a sash held together at the waist.

There are six elaborate stelliform and circular badges on the centre and the left of his robe.

The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality. In particular the original background has been substituted while the lower right corner appears to have been etched in the negative.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

VII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Aun èr-Rafīq, Grossscherif von Mekka (1882– ).’

A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

235 x 176 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition though several long scratches extending from the lower right edge to the upper centre are evident.

Foliation:

‘VII’

Written in
German in Latin script