Fountain of the Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo, No. 11, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Fountain of the Mohamed Ali Mosque in Cairo, No. 11

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 links auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 11
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Fontaine de la Mosquée Mohamed Ali 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

• well
• building
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Cairo)
• Saladin Citadel (Cairo)
• Cairo

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Muhammad Ali (governor of Egypt)
• Louis Philippe (king of France)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
• 41A3911 well
• 61F(MUHAMMAD-ALI-MOSCHEE (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MUHAMMAD-ALI-MOSCHEE (Kairo))

Secondary

• 61F(ZITADELLE VON SALADIN (Kairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ZITADELLE VON SALADIN (Kairo))
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture