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

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

Louis HagheLinkedCulture matchlcp-5386dbd57371

Date
1838
Medium
color lithograph
Culture
England, 19th century
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
130830

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The interior of a grand mosque with ornate arches and intricate wall decorations.

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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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Credit line
Gift of J. Byers Hays
Provenance
?–1953: J. Byers Hays [1891–1968], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1953–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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