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Street view showing the minarets of the mosque of Mamluk Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh, Cairo

Photograph
19th century
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStreet 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
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
شارع الدرب الأحمر ومأذنتى جامع السلطان المؤيد شيخ
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 (2019-2020)
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).
Associations
Collection
Accession number
3506-1920

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Record createdMarch 20, 2014
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