Mosque Gate, Sultan Hassan, Lower Part, No. 25, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Mosque Gate, Sultan Hassan, Lower Part, No. 25

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. 25
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägekarton: Druckschriftzeile: Porte de la Mosque; Sultan Hassan. Partie inférienre

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

Main Motif

• portal
• Sultan Hasan Mosque (Cairo)
• building
• Cairo

Associated Persons and Institutions

• an-Nasir Hasan (Mamluk sultan of Egypt)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE (Cairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE (Cairo))
• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)
• 11Q7121(PORTAL) parts of church exterior and annexes: portal
• 12I61 temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism

Secondary

• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture