HENRY SCHREINER STELLWAGEN (American, 1828-1866) (US Navy Captain)
Mohamed Ali Vice Roy of Egypt (also spelled Mehemet Ali, 1769-1849)
w/c, 7.5 by 5.5 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass
Note on reverse: Information furnished by great great grandaughter, who states he (the artist) painted this on one of Med. cruise. From travel notebook Captain Henry C. Stellwagen (Phil)
Prov: Part of the artist's scrapbook taken apart many years ago; also deaccessioned by the Henry Ford Museum.
At that time Egypt was a semi-autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire. In 1805 Ali was appointed Pasha and Viceroy by the Ottoman sultan, and remained in office until 1848. He restructured Egypt putting an end to traditional society, primarily for his own advancement, yet cleared the path for the creation of an independent Egyptian state. He had 95 children.
Estimate: $300 - $400
Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 51 : HENRY SCHREINER STELLWAGEN (American, 1828-1866) (US Navy Captain)
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