1500, Educa, The Tortoise Trainer, Osman Hamdi Bey

Educa published this puzzle in 2005. The title is The Tortoise Trainer, by Osman Hamdi Bey. It is probably his most famous work.

The puzzle belongs to their Turkish Orientalist Paintings collection. Most of those puzzles are very difficult to find outside of Turkey.

Osman Hamdi was the director of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, which today is part of the Mimar Sinan Fine Art University. He was also director of the Imperial Museum (today the Istanbul Archaeology Museum), an important arts legislator, the first Ottoman archaeologist, and one of the most skillful painters of the Ottoman era.

The puzzle is like NEW, with all the pieces SEALED inside the original plastic bag. The box is in very good condition, with some shelf wear.

More information about The Tortoise Trainer:

• Puzzle size: 60 x 85 cm.
• Box size: 43 x 30 x 5.5 cm.
• Reference number: 12986.
• EAN number: 8412668129863.
• Other titles: Kaplumbağa Terbıyecısı.