SÉBAH, Jean Pascal, & Policarpe Joaillier.

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Panorama de Constantinople pris de la Tour de Galata. A superb panoramic view of the city, taken from the Galata Tower looking over the Bosporus towards the Asian side; across the Golden Horn can be seen the Topkapi Palace and the great mosques of the city, Haghia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Yeni Mosque, and the Süleymaniye.In 1857 Pascal Sébah opened one of the first photographic studios in Constantinople. Having met with great success, in 1873, he expanded the business, setting up a further establishment in Cairo, near to the renowned Shepheard's Hotel. In 1883 he suffered a stroke, and the business was taken over by his son Jean, who styled himself J. Pascal Sebah so as not to break the continuity of the business and was to become a talented photographer in his own right. In 1888 he went into partnership with a French photographer resident in Istanbul, Policarpe Joaillier, the firm in time becoming official photographers of the Sultan. In various forms, this business continued down to the middle of the 20th century when, in 1952, its last incarnation, Foto Sabah, finally closed its doors."From the 1870s, Sébah and Joaillier, were major suppliers of evocative imagery to the increasing number of people who undertook the Victorian Grand Tour" (Hannavy, p. 1,261).

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