Cairo: The Mosque of the Caliph El-Hakim

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 × 6 7/16 inches (23.02 × 16.35 cm)

Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller

Object numberF91-51/7

Signedon plate, bottom left: Frith E no.92

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DescriptionWoman in black stands leaning against ruin walls, center right foreground, one archway still intact. Toward background, one archway still intact. Look back toward courtyard and arched doorway leading to tower.

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