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[Cairo: view of Citadel and right portion of the city]
Creator
Wilhelm HammerschmidtPhotographer · 1869–1869
All works by this person →Born in Berlin, Wilhelm Hammerschmidt was already a professional photographer when he settled in Cairo, Egypt, around 1860. There he established the Hammerschmidt shop, where he sold photographic materials to other early photographers such as Henry Cammas. Hammerschmidt exhibited ten views of Egypt at the Société Française de Photographie in 1861 before becoming a member the following year. He als
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 1860s
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- e58c9564-6f96-4e56-ac6c-78a57947b1a3
A view of the city of Cairo from a high vantage point. The citadel of Saladin is prominent and centered in the foreground.
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