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Fountain, Mosque of Sultan Hassan,Cairo

Photograph
1862 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Bedford, Francis (photographer)
Place of origin
Egypt (photographed)
Cairo (photographed)

A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Mosques
Historic Cairo
Object type
Photograph
TitleFountain, Mosque of Sultan Hassan,Cairo (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
19thC; Bedford F, Fountain, Mosque of Sultan Hassan,Cairo
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions
  • Object height: 243mm
  • Object width: 293mm
Pasted to support 350 x 449mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • CAIRO MAR 24/62 (Inscribed bottom left corner of object)
  • Cairo. Fountain in the court of / the mosk of Sultan Hassan (Inscribed in pencil on support.)
Subject depicted
Fountains
Place depicted
Cairo
Associations
Egypt
Cairo
Madrasa and Friday Mosque of Sultan Hasan
Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
53646

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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