Cairo: Coptic Houses at the Esbekieh in Cairo, No. 28, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Cairo: Coptic Houses at the Esbekieh in Cairo, No. 28

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 rechts auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 28
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Maisons Coptes à l'Esbekieh 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

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• Cairo
• Esbekieh square (Cairo)
• building
• tree

Primary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)
• 61F(ESBEKIEH PLATZ (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ESBEKIEH PLATZ (Kairo))
• 25I144 square, place, circus, etc.
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Secondary

• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 41A382 bay-window, oriel
• 41A38 balcony
• 25I141 street
• 25G3 trees