Islamic Collection

The Dance of Dervishes, c1870. Artist: W Forrest
The Dance of Dervishes, c1870. Whirling dance and practice of the Mevlevi Order in Turkey

Sultan Osman II (reigned 1618-1622) with His Vizier Davud Pasha in a Procession of Janissaries and Guards, Left side of a double-page Manuscript illustration, c1620-22

Sultan Mehmet III (reigned 1595-1603) Enthroned, Attended by Two Janissaries, c1600

Dancing Dervishes, Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, ca. 1480. Creator: Bihzad
Dancing Dervishes, Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, ca. 1480

The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century

Mosaic from the portico of the Generalife, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Mosaic from the portico of the Generalife, 1907. Intricate geometric patterns on tiles, palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century

Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts
Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Arc (or Gate) of the Ears, also known as the Bib-Arrambla Gate, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co

Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib at the Lines of Travancore, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Tippoo Sahib, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Tippoo Sahib, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Muslims at prayer, Algeria, 1920. Artist: Biskra Frechon
Muslims at prayer, Algeria, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

A view of the Royal Villa of the Generalife at Granada, 19th century, (1907). The Generalife, built in the 13th century, is adjacent the fortress and palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

The Mosque and Gate of Victory, Fatehpur Sikri, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Jezzar Pasha mosque, Acre, Palestine, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Jezzar Pasha mosque, Acre, Palestine, c1930s. The mosque was built by Ahmed al-Jezzar, Ottoman governor of Acre and Galilee, in 1781

[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139.], 1840s-60s

Portrait of Two Women in Middle Eastern Dress, about 1880s. Creator: Felix Bonfils
Portrait of Two Women in Middle Eastern Dress, about 1880s. Additional Info: Two women fully covered in traditional Muslim robes and veils, with only their eyes visible

Omar Pacha, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Omar Pacha, 1855. Additional Info: Portrait of a seated man in militrary attire in a doorway

The Burial of Sarah, 1602. Creator: Martin de Vos
The Burial of Sarah, 1602

The Burial of Sarah, 1602. Creator: Martin de Vos
The Burial of Sarah, 1602

Joppa, from the exhibition of Mr. H. A. Harper's views of the Holy Land, 1872

Bifolium from the Pink Qur'an, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Bifolium from the Pink Qur'an, 13th century

Fragmentary Qur'an, 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragmentary Qur'an, 9th century

Roussillon Going to Martel's Aid; Histoire de Charles Martel, written 1463-1465; illuminated 1467-1472

Guerin de Lorraine Freeing Vienne from the Saracens; Histoire de Charles Martel, written 1463-1465; illuminated 1467-1472

A Judicial Duel Between Gillion's Son Gerard and the Emir Lucion; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464

Gillion Defeating King Fabur during the Siege of Cairo; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464

Gillion's Ship Attacked by the Sultan's Army; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464

Surat Al-Nur 24:1-2, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Surat Al-Nur 24:1-2, 13th century

Decorated Text Page (Surat Al ‘Imran 3:122-123); Fragmentary Qur'an
Decorated Text Page (Surat Al Imran 3:122-123); Fragmentary Qur'an; Surat Al Imran 3:122-123, 9th century

The National Memorial to the Prince Consort: "Asia, " by John Henry Foley, R.A.1872

Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada, 1909. Creator: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada, 1909

Caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war. Note rugs airing on balustrade

Caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war. Note rugs airing on balustrade

Mosque in the inner citadel, Citadel of Salah Ed-Din or Saladin Castle, near Al-Haffah, Syria, 2001

Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 2001. Built in the early 8th century. Christian and Muslim tradition consider it the burial place of John the Baptist's head

Archangel Gabriel, Byzantine mosaic, Bema Vault, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, c. 867 AD

Inscription in Arabic, Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, Israel, 2014. Creator: LTL
Inscription in Arabic, Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, Israel, 2014. Inscription on the wall adjacent to the outer gate, praising Allah and his servant, Ibrahim

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, exterior view, 2013. Creator: LTL
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, exterior view, 2013

Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013

Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013

Minaret of the Mosque of Omar near the basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, 2014

Minbar, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Minbar, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. A minbar is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons

Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Interior, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013

Minbar, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Minbar, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. A minbar is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons

Turkish flag and minaret of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Turkish flag and minaret of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013

Tiled Kiosk Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Tiled Kiosk Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Exterior of the Tiled Kiosk, a pavilion within the outer walls of Topkapi Palace, dating from 1472

Tiled Kiosk Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Creator: LTL
Tiled Kiosk Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013. Exterior of the Tiled Kiosk, a pavilion within the outer walls of Topkapi Palace, dating from 1472

Exterior, Takiyyeh Al-Sulay Maniyyeh mosque, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Exterior, Takiyyeh Al-Sulay Maniyyeh mosque, Damascus, Syria, 2001. 16th-century Ottoman-era mosque complex which served as a Sufi convent

Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, 2001. Built in the early 8th century. Christian and Muslim tradition consider it the burial place of John the Baptist's head

Khan As'ad Pasha caravanserai, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: Unknown
Khan As'ad Pasha caravanserai, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Interior of the largest caravanserai in the Old City, built in 1751. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war

Old hospital, Nur al-Din Bimaristan, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Old hospital, Nur al-Din Bimaristan, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Muslim medieval bimaristan (ie hospital'), built c1153. Now the Museum of Medicine and Science in the Arab World

Exterior of Beit Nassan palace, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Exterior of Beit Nassan palace, Damascus, Syria, 2001. Decorative ceramic tiles on the facade

Entrance to Turkish bath or hammam, Aleppo, Syria. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Turkish bath or hammam, Aleppo, Syria

Panoramic view of the city of Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Panoramic view of the city of Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war

Overview of ancient souks area, late afternoon, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Overview of ancient souks area, late afternoon, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Photograph taken before the Syrian civil war

Exterior of mosque, Aleppo, Syria, 2001. Creator: LTL
Exterior of mosque, Aleppo, Syria, 2001

Indian marble inlay, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Indian marble inlay, (1898)

Plan of the Alhambra Palace at Granada, 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Alhambra Palace at Granada, 19th century, (1907). Ground plan of the palace and fortress complex at the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 1890

The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

"The Gate of Victory, Cairo", by F. Dillon, in the Dudley Gallery, 1871. Engraving of a painting. This picture is by Mr. F

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

Interior of the Royal Alcazar of Seville, the royal palace prevously a citadel during the 10th century Islamic period, converted after the Spanish conquest in 1248, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

Courtyard of the Royal Alcazar of Seville, the royal palace prevously a citadel during the 10th century Islamic period, converted after the Spanish conquest in 1248, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

Interior of the Royal Alcazar of Seville, the royal palace prevously a citadel during the 10th century Islamic period, converted after the Spanish conquest in 1248, Spain, 2023

Tomb of Mohammed Adil Chah, Beejapoor, India, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Tomb of Mohammed Adil Chah, Beejapoor, India, 1871. Engraving made...from materials supplied by the Rev

Almée, an Egyptian Dancer, 1883. Creator: Gunnar Berndtson
Almee, an Egyptian Dancer, 1883

Old semi-ruined building, alongside the pedestrianised street the Prado
Old semi-ruined building typical of the ones in the city that have not (yet?) been renovated, alongside the pedestrianised street the Prado, Havana, Cuba, 2024

The Palacio del Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 2024. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Palacio del Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 2024. Historic villa designed by Italian architect Alfredo Colli and built 1913-1917

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

The Giralda, the Islamic bell tower completed in 1198 and now part of the Cathedral of Seville as well as a UNESCO Heritage Site, Spain, 2023

The Giralda, the Islamic bell tower completed in 1198 and now part of the Cathedral of Seville as well as a UNESCO Heritage Site, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

The Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain, 2023. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Mezquita, the former Islamic Grand Mosque of Cordoba buil in 785, converted to the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in 1236, Cordoba, Spain, 2023

Indian Architecture: Palace of the Sultana at Futtehpore Sikree, (Mohammedan, 16th Century), 1870. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. Bourne

Indian Architecture: colonnade of Hindu pillars near the Kootub, at Delhi, (eleventh century), 1870. Engraving of a photograph by Samuel Bourne. The forms are somewhat cumbrous and inelegant

Tomb of King Ibrahim at Beejapoor, India, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Tomb of King Ibrahim at Beejapoor, India, 1871. Engraving of the...Tomb and Mosque of Ibrahim, with its majestic dome...We are indebted to the Rev

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