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The residency of the French Baron Gaston de Saint Maurice, Cairo

Photograph
late 19th to early 20th century (made), late 1800s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (photographer)
Facchinelli, Benjamin (photographer)
Place of origin
Egypt (photographed)
Cairo (made)
Cairo (photographed)

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


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Topography
Historic Cairo
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe residency of the French Baron Gaston de Saint Maurice, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Benjamin Facchinelli captioned 'Cairo: a residence [The house of Baron Charles Gaston de Saint-Maurice on Sherif Pasha street in downtown Cairo, later bought in 1886 by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to house their embassy until 1938. The house was then demolished and replaced by the Immobilia Building which became the residencies of many Egyptian celebrities]', Cairo, Egypt, albumen print.
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
منزل البارون جاستون دى سان موريس بشارع شريف
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 Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates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
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
1064-1917

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Record createdAugust 21, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1299068/the-residency-of-the-french-photograph-unknown/
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