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Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West

Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West

1838
(British, 1806–1885)
(Scottish, 1796–1864)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The Cairo skyline is pierced by minarets, the slender mosque towers from which the Muslim faithful would be called to prayer.

Description

This printed leaf depicts a panoramic scene of Cairo around the 1800s, viewed from the west.

David Roberts was among the earliest British artists to travel to the Middle East in 1838–39, a trip that resulted in more than 250 drawings depicting Egypt and the Holy Land. He later worked with printer Louis Haghe to translate these works into lithography in order to reach a wider audience at a time that coincided with the expansion of European colonialism.
  • ?–1953
    J. Byers Hays [1891–1968], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1953–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Grand Tour. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-February 2, 1986).
  • {{cite web|title=Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West|url=false|author=Louis Haghe, David Roberts|year=1838|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.531