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Woman of the Harem playing a string instrument.

Turkish woman playing the qanun.

Dresses particular to Egypt: Copt. Bey of Egypt. Mentally ill Egyptian. Lieutenant of the Janissary corp. Egyptian woman. Dancers from Egypt. Woman of Arab ethnicity. Sergeant of the Janissary corp. Woman of Cairo riding a donkey in the "proper" Egyptian manner.

View of the Princes' islands from Kartal, in the Asian part of Istanbul and next to Kadıköy. In the foreground Ottoman men enjoying their supper.

View of Kandilli on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the foreground some Ottoman men enjoy their supper and amuse themselves.

View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground, Ottoman women dancing. On the left the Anatolian Castle.

View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground some Ottoman men are dancing, while others are enjoying their coffee.

Musicians at the Asian valley of Sweet Waters.

Turkish musicians at Büyükada island.

View of the Sweet Waters of Asia, on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the background the Anatolian Castle.

Composition: Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens together with the port of Faliro, close to Piraeus.

Dance on the west bank of the Nile. On the foreground, two French travellers. The governors of the small vessels are smoking and drinking coffee while sitting on the ground, as are doing two dervishes and their servants farther away. According to Olivier's description, the scene depicts Egyptians dancing a war dance and a more sensual dance.