| Ziegler and Co. Sheikh Saleh l'Arnaoute, head janissary at the French consulate, Syria 1870 (ca) Albumen print 23 x 16.5 cm (9 x 6.5 ins) Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography LL/44093 Photographer's blindstamp.
Identification is based upon a similar portrait in Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839-1925 by Ken Jacobson 2007. pp. 50. Unfortunately very little is known of the photographer other than he might be Swiss.
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