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Cairo, from the Citadel, with the Mosque of the Sultan Hasan

published 1862
19th century
163 x 231 mm (6.4 x 9.1 in.)

Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898)

Alternative title: Cairo, from the South, with the Mosque of the Sultan Hasan
Object Type: photograph
Medium and Support: Albumen print on photographic paper mounted on lightweight board with gilded edges in bound volume
Series: from Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine
Edition: As published in the album "Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine: Supplementary Volume” (London: William Mackenzie), 1862
Marks: Printed on mount: “CAIRO, FROM THE CITADEL, With the Mosque of the Sultan Hasan.”; printed on mount, below image: “Frith, Photo.”; inscribed in pencil on mount, lower left corner: “4”; inscribed on negative in image, lower left corner: “No 11”; inscribed on negative in image, lower right corner: “Frith E no 84”
Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Collector’s stamp of Weston J. Naef in red on verso of album’s frontispiece
Bibliography: Douglas R. Nickel, Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004), compare with plate 34.
Credit Line: Gift of Weston and Mary Naef in honor of Ella Dawes Naef, class of 2002, 2010
Accession Number: 2010.15.2

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Africa*, architecture*, Cairo*, cityscapes*, Egypt*, mosques, religious buildings, travel photography
  • Africa - TGN 7001242
  • architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
  • Cairo - TGN 7001215
  • cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
  • Egypt - TGN 7016833
  • mosques
  • religious buildings
  • travel photography

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  • image Dimensions: 163 x 231 mm (6.4 x 9.1 in.)

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