Sujet

The late Mr. Henry Abbott, German Consul at Salonica, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

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The late Mr. Henry Abbott, German Consul at Salonica, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Abdullah Brothers of Constantinople, of a diplomat murdered in the Salonika Incident. A young Orthodox Christian woman attempted to convert to Islam to marry a Turk against the will of her family. She was detained by the US Consul at Thessaloniki, and an enraged mob attempted to retrieve her. German consul Henry Abbott and his brother-in-law the French consul Paul Moulin were murdered when the mob failed to find the woman. 'They fell upon their unarmed victims, and butchered them with various instruments in such a manner that no one can behold their mutilated bodies without feelings of horror and loathing for the instigators and perpetrators of such a savage massacre'. A diplomatic backlash ensued, leading to displays of force and to reforms in the Ottoman Empire. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23A81_330

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Droits gérés

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53,6Mo (3,6Mo) / 32,0cm x 42,0cm / 3780 x 4960 (300dpi)

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