Madrasa and Friday mosque of Sultan Hasan seen from Citadel
Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
late 19th century (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph bound in an album with a total of 102 photographs.
Object details
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| Title | Madrasa and Friday mosque of Sultan Hasan seen from Citadel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Hippolyte Arnoux, captioned 'Cairo: View from Citadel' [showing the madrasa of Sultan Hasan], built in 1356-1362, Smith Collection vol. III, Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1860’s – 1890’s |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph bound in an album with a total of 102 photographs. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith, 1912 |
| Object history | One of a group of over 600 albumen photographs of scenes from around the world which were purchased for the 'Art Library' at the Victoria and Albert Museum from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith in 1912. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.133 |
| Other number | 133 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo |
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| Accession number | 1210-1912 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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