The Sultan at Westminster Abbey with the Dean of Westminster, the Right Rev. Paul F. D. de Labilliere by London News Agency, London

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This full-length portrait of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Sa‘īd, Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr, also features the Dean of Westminster, the Right Reverend Paul F. D. de Labilliere, Dean of Westminster Abbey (1938–46) (left of the Sultan), the Sultan’s Secretary, ‘Abd al-Munim bin Yusuf al-Zawauri (behind the Sultan), and his aide-de-camp (ADC), Hilal bin Badr (right of the Sultan). The man at far left is unknown.

The group of men are pictured inside Westminster Abbey, on 4 April 1938.

Inscriptions:

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :

Ink, upper right corner: ‘Photo 112 (2)’

Typescript on paper label, torn: illegible

Ink stamp, red: ‘London News Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Photos Ltd. 46, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4 Photo Supplies L. N. A. Tel: Central 3701’

Pencil: ‘Photograph taken at Westminster Abbey with the Dean of Westminster, the Right Rev. P. F. de Labilliere, 4 Apr 1938’

Extent and format

1 loose b&w photographic print

It is part of

Visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to England

4 images

Ref: Photo 112

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

303 x 253 mm

Condition:

The print is in good condition, with creases at upper right and lower left corner leading to minor surface loss. A tear 95 mm from lower left corner along left edge has also led to surface loss.

Foliation:

‘2’

Process:

Silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Visual Arts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Photo 112/2

History of this record

Date(s)

4 Apr 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

London News AgencySa'īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa'īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

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The Sultan at Westminster Abbey with the Dean of Westminster, the Right Rev. Paul F. D. de Labilliere by London News Agency, London, British Library: Visual Arts, Photo 112/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026189575.0x000001> [accessed 28 August 2024]

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