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Egypt and Nubia: Volume III - No. 36, Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan El Ghoree

Louis Haghe

Date: 1838
Medium: color lithograph
Culture: England, 19th century
Department: Prints
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

The mosque of the Sultan El Ghoree was built by the Mamluk Sultan, Qansuh al-Ghuri (ruled 1501–16) according to sacred proportions. The lavish complex included an elegant fountain, a college, and the sultan’s own mausoleum, which was never used. Today, the mosque is still part of the historic urban fabric of modern Cairo. This print shows a view into its interior. Artist David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt, from 1838 to 1839. During his journey, Roberts produced a great number of sketches. He developed these into watercolors, which were the basis for a series of 247 lithographs made by Louis Haghe, of which this is one.

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