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This carefully composed portrait of a high-ranking Ottoman bureaucrat is striking for several reasons. First, at nearly 16 by 13 inches, it is at least four times larger than most portraits of this period and lacks the ornamental cardboard frame into which portraits were commonly placed, instead being pasted directly onto a cardboard support. Second, although there is a long tradition of documenting men at work or places of business in the photography of the late Ottoman Empire, these images tend to privilege traditional occupations (e.g., itinerant merchants or craftsmen) and sites of commerce, such as outdoor markets, the covered bazaar, or shops along the Grande Rue de Pera in Istanbul. Third and finally, in its setting, the objects chosen to be included on the desk, and the pose of the central figure, the portrait insists upon the modernity of the subject as its primary message, raising questions about its intended audience.

Résumé L'article aborde un travail d'écriture documentaire en cours lié au fonds photographique de Gabriel Ersler. Le portrait de ce médecin volontaire des Brigades internationales est construit à partir d'images fixes, d'un témoignage filmé et à travers le regard de trois chercheurs qui l'ont connu. Ce travail permet de présenter la recherche documentaire au sein de la BDIC. Les photographies de Gabriel Ersler sont consultables dans la « base archives et images » (bibliothèque numérique) de la BDIC. Son témoignage est également consultable au Service audiovisuel.