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Festivities at the port of Istanbul, to celebrate the construction of a new ship.

The Bey (Ottoman official) of Upper Egypt , enters in Cairo.

Celebration at the streets of Visapur, India, for the wedding of the daughter of the local governor.

A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.

Frontispiece. Dance scene before the altar of goddess Artemis.

Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases and reliefs 6. Greek dancer from Epirus in traditional costume (from the edition by J. H. Hobhouse, 1813).

Dance scenes from ancient Greek vases and reliefs

Dance in Greece.

Greek traditional dance.

A Greek musician.

View of the ancient theare of Syracuse, before it was excavated.

1. Landscape near Piazza Armerina, Sicily. 2. Landscape near Pietrapercia, Sicily.

Leisure scene at the springs of Kifissos river at Mount Penteli.

Idyllic landscape at the vale of Tempi, Thessaly.

Young women playing a stringed instrument

Drawing of woman playing the flute (possibly a courtesan), from ancient vase.

Young women dancing and playing music (imaginary representation).

Young women playing on the swing (imaginary representation).

Greek women doing household tasks, from ancient Greek vases.

Banquet with courtesans.

Komos scene, from ancient vase.

Scene from the Olympic Games (imaginary representation).

Drawing of thiasus (Bacchanalian procession), after the Borghese vase, Louvre Museum.

Greek Easter festival in the Troad.

Peasant of Greek descent.

Leisure scene, probably at the Sweet Waters of Europe at Istanbul.

Affluent Turkish ladies enjoying their coffee at home.

Muslim cemetery on the outskirts of Istanbul.

Woman of Turkish origin wearing indoor costume.

Drummer of the Ottoman army.