Obelisk of Cleopatra in Alexandria of Egypt, No. 3, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Obelisk of Cleopatra in Alexandria of Egypt, No. 3

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• documentary 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. 3
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Obélisque de Cléopatre à Alexandrie d'Egypte

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

• pillar
• Cleopatra's Needles
• Alexandria (Ägypten)
• sign
• building

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Thutmose III (Pharaoh of Egypt)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 42E361 needle, obelisk (marking grave)
• 61F(CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES)
• 61E(ALEXANDRIA (Egypt)) names of cities and villages (ALEXANDRIA (Egypt))

Secondary

• 49L21 Egyptian hieroglyphs
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 41A54 fence, wall, paling