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Nina S. Studer

Another sketch about Abdul Hamid II by Paul d'Espagnat in "Le Sourire", this time from October 1908 - i.e. just a couple of months after the Young Turk Revolution! Abdul Hamid II states: "Oxygénée Cusenier, dear Sir, a pure marvel! In the three months that I have been taking it, it has had such an effect on me that from an Old Turk, I have become a Young Turk!"

This image shows a sketch, black on yellowish paper. It shows two men, seated. The wall behind them shows vaguely "Oriental decorations" and a painting of a man in uniform. The man on the right is wearing Western clothes and holds a top hat in his hands. He is bearded and looks towards the second man, the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II. Abdul Hamid II leans on a table with his right arm. He is wearing a fez and a uniform, his legs are crossed. On the table next to him is a bottle and a glass of absinthe with an absinthe spoon on top. Below them, it says: "Oxygénée Cusenier, dear Sir, a pure marvel! In the three months that I have been taking it, it has had such an effect on me that from an Old Turk, I have become a Young Turk!" The image has been printed in "Le Sourire", on the 24.10.1908, p. 10.
#DrinkingStudies#Orientalism#Absinthe
Mar 07, 2025, 09:35 AM·Public·Web
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