Street view showing the minarets of the mosque of Mamluk Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh, Cairo
Photograph
19th century
19th century
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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Title | Street view showing the minarets of the mosque of Mamluk Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh, Cairo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph by Robertson & Beato, captioned 'Street in [Darb al-Ahmar], showing minarets of mosque el-Muaiyad', built in 1415-20. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, late 19th century |
Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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Gallery label | Photography as art
Cairo was one of the most photographed cities in the world in the 19th Century. The photographs shown here were originally collected by the museum to inspire British artists, designers, scholars and architects, but they are now seen as artworks in their own right. Photographers such as Facchinelli, Sébah, Robertson and Beato, Good and many others made use of Cairo’s distinctive architecture to make arresting images of the widely-admired city.
2. Street in al-Darb al-Ahmar showing the minarets of the mosque of Mamluk Sultan al-Mu’ayyad Shaykh
About 1857-58
Robertson and Beato
Museum no. 3506-1920
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Credit line | Presented by Frank E. Spiers, Esq., 23 September 1920 |
Object history | One of a set of photographs given to the Museum by Frank Edward Spiers (brother of Richard Phene Spiers). |
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Accession number | 3506-1920 |
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Record created | March 20, 2014 |
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