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Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo

Lithograph
ca. 1849 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, one of the largest and most reputable hotels in the city from the 19th century to the 1950s. Lettered with title and 'Macherau, Del. T.Picken. Lith. Day & Son, Lithr.s. To The Queen'.

Object details

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Object type
TitleShepheard's Hotel, Cairo (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone
Brief description
Lithograph by T. Picken, after a drawing by Machereau, entitled 'Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo'. French School, ca. 1849.
Physical description
Lithograph, tinted with one tint stone, depicting the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, one of the largest and most reputable hotels in the city from the 19th century to the 1950s. Lettered with title and 'Macherau, Del. T.Picken. Lith. Day & Son, Lithr.s. To The Queen'.
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Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.362

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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