Name of Object:Portrait of Hammouda Pacha Bey Location:La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia Holding Institution:Institut Supérieur d’Histoire Contemporaine de la Tunisie Date of Object:19th century Material(s) / Technique(s):Wood, paint, gold leaf Description:This oil on canvas is a portrait of Hammouda Pacha Bey before the dress code reform, in traditional dress with a cashmere shawl and dagger in his right hand. Hammouda Pacha Bey, nicknamed the builder of modern Tunisia, was a qualified and military man and was known as a firm but fair ruler. Citation of this web page:Saloua Khadhar Zangar "Portrait of Hammouda Pacha Bey " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;46;en Database entry origination:Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar MWNF Working Number: TN 046 |