Antoin Sevruguin
Beggars waiting for the Shah, Late 19th Century
Original glass lantern slide
83 mm x 83 mm
A glass lantern slide numbered 18 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled 'Persia' which consisted of 103 glass slides. The photographs were attributed to...
A glass lantern slide numbered 18 produced by Newton & Co which formed part of a series titled "Persia" which consisted of 103 glass slides. The photographs were attributed to Reverend C. H. Stileman. However, this photograph was taken by Antoin Sevruguin. The number 1332 that is on the recto of the albumen print in the collection is not visible on the glass lantern slide.
Publications
Newton & Co catalogue of lantern slides, part II, 1911/1912
The image is reproduced on page 24 of Volume II of “Du Khorassan au pays des Backhtiaris: trois mois de voyage en Perse” by Henry-Rene D’Allemagne published in 1911 by Hachette, Paris, France. The image is titled "Groupe de mendiantes attendant le passage du Shah sur le champ de mars a Teheran".