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Tombs of Mameluke Sultans, Cairo
Tombs of Mameluke Sultans, Cairo

Tombs of Mameluke Sultans, Cairo

Original Language TitleLe Kaire. Tombeaux de Sultans Mamelouks
Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Dateca. 1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 1/8 inches (23.97 × 30.8 cm)
Mount: 15 × 19 11/16 inches (38.1 × 50.01 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.2.13
SignedOn mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Félix Teynard"
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black type: "ÈGYPTE"; On mount recto, lower left, in black type: "Imp. Phot. de H. de Fonteny et Cie f. à Paris en 1851, r. St. Nicholas d'Antin, 72"; On mount recto, lower right, in black type: "Publié par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New York."; On mount recto, bottom, in black type: "LE KAIRE / TOMBEAUX DE SULTANS MAMELOUKS. / Pl. 6".
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "102269.0006"
On View
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Collections
DescriptionImage of two domed architectural structures in an arid landscape. One at center of composition and one slightly smaller to the right.Exhibition History
Exploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18 2010, no cat.
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