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The Ruined Mosque of Tayloon, Cairo
The Ruined Mosque of Tayloon, Cairo

The Ruined Mosque of Tayloon, Cairo

Artist Francis Bedford (English, 1816 - 1894)
Date1862
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 3/8 × 11 7/16 inches (23.81 × 29.05 cm)
Mount: 18 1/2 × 23 3/8 inches (46.99 × 59.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.27.19
SignedOn image recto, lower right corner, in black: "-4- FBedford / Mar25/62"
InscribedOn mount recto, lower right corner, in black type: "Bedford's Photographs of the Tour in the East of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales / CAIRO.--THE RUINED MOSK OF TAYLOON--No. 4 / Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, London, W.C."
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "1W31"
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DescriptionImage of an elevated view of a city with a domed structure in the foreground and a tall spire with a rounded top at center.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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