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REINHOLD HANSCHE | Arrival of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople
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December 12, 02:17 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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REINHOLD HANSCHE
German
1867 - 1945
Arrival of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Constantinople
signed and dated R. Hansche. 05 lower right
oil on canvas
40 by 52cm., 16 by 20½in.
framed: 51 by 62cm., 20 by 24½in.
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Sir Georg von und zu Franckenstein, K.u.K, (Envoyé Spécial to the Osman Imperial Court, Austrian Ambassador in London from 1920-1938)
In this evocative scene on the Golden Horn, the Kaiser's ship SMY Hohenzollern II is likely identifiable on the right. The Süleymaniye Mosque - the largest in the city from the Ottoman era - is visible on top of the hill.