Cairo: Sultan Aschraff, Tomb of Caliph, No. 19, ca. 1860

Title

Cairo: Sultan Aschraff, Tomb of Caliph, No. 19

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

Signiert recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 19
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Sultan Aschraff; Tombeau de Calife

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

• City of the Dead (Cairo)
• Caliphs' tombs (Cairo)
• Tomb of Sultan Qaitbay (Cairo)
• Tomb of sultan Barsbay (Cairo)
• Tomb of emir Al-Gani Bak Ashrafi (Cairo)
• Tomb of Emir Qurqumas (Cairo)
• Tomb of Sultan Inal (Cairo)
• Cairo
• cemetery
• building

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Qaitbay (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Inal (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Barsbay (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)
• Qurqumas
• Gani Bak al-Ashrafi

Primary

• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(KALIFENGRÄBER (KAIRO)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (KALIFENGRÄBER (KAIRO))
• 61E(City of the dead (Cairo)) names of cities and villages (City of the dead (Cairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS QUAYTBAY (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS QUAYTBAY (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS BARSBAY (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS BARSBAY (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES EMIRS AL-GANI BAK ASHRAFI (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES EMIRS AL-GANI BAK ASHRAFI (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES EMIRS QURQUMAS (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES EMIRS QURQUMAS (Kairo))
• 61F(GRAB DES SULTANS INAL (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GRAB DES SULTANS INAL (Kairo))

Secondary

• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)
• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 25D23 sand (soil type)
• 25K16 desert