Alexandria of Egypt: view from the great square, No. 2, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Alexandria of Egypt: view from the great square, No. 2

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert recto unten links auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 2
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Alexandrie d'Egypte; vue de la grande place

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• Grand-Place (Alexandria, Egypt)
• Tossizza Palaca (Alexandria, Egypt)
• well
• building
• copse
• Alexandria (Ägypten)

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(GRAND-PLACE (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAND-PLACE (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 61F(TOSSIZZA PALAST (Alexandria, Egypt)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TOSSIZZA PALAST (Alexandria, Egypt))
• 25I144 square, place, circus, etc.

Secondary

• 41A3911 well
• 25I141 street
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 46B13 shop, store
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 61E(ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of cities and villages (ALEXANDRIA (Egypt))