Not on display

The entrance of the funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun

Photograph
1870-1899 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Facchinelli, Benjamin (photographer)
Place of origin
Egypt (photographed)
Cairo (photographed)

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

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Topography
Middle East
Mosques
Historic Cairo
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe entrance of the funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by B. Facchinelli, captioned 'Cairo: Mosque of the Sultan Ibn Kalaun. Entrance', built in 1284-85. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1870-1899
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Width: 33.1cm
Measurement includes card mount
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
مجموعة السلطان المنصور قلاوون
Gallery label
(2019-2020)
Daily life

Images of everyday life on Cairo’s streets were popular with tourists. Photographers found plenty to catch their eye in the bustling city, especially around the bazaar, Khan al-Khalili. The museum bought many of these photographs a century ago as a record of Cairo’s architecture. Today, we also appreciate them for the way they captured the city’s ordinary inhabitants.

1. Entrance to the funerary complex of Sultan Qalaqun
About 1870-87
Beniamino Facchinelli
Museum no. 904-1917
Credit line
Presented by Harold Wallis, Esq., 28 August 1917
Object history
Part of a group of originally 191 photographs presented by Harold Wallis, Esq. of Purley, 28 August 1912. Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates
Places depicted
Egypt
Cairo
Associations
Egypt
Cairo
Funerary Complex of Sultan Al-Mansur Qalawun
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.43
Other number
43 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
904-1917

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Record createdDecember 13, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1277142/the-entrance-of-the-funerary-photograph-facchinelli-benjamin/
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