Cairo: Citadel Street in Cairo, No. 27, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Cairo: Citadel Street in Cairo, No. 27

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• architectural 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

Siegniert recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 27
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Rue de la Citadelle au Caire

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• city view
• architecture

Main Motif

• Rue de la Citadelle (Cairo)
• Cairo
• building

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(RUE DE LA CITADELLE (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (RUE DE LA CITADELLE (Kairo))
• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)
• 25I141 street

Secondary

• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 41A382 bay-window, oriel