
Wilhelm Hammerschmidt
Photographer · 1869–1869
151 works on LinkedCulture
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
Works
View as IIIF ↗![[Alexandria, Egypt general view, left portion]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F40b27089-b17d-4430-b848-a375cd8dbe8e%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Alexandria, Egypt general view, left portion]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Alexandria, Egypt general view, right portion]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Alexandria, Egypt, view of the central square]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fa35cfc5e-a6fb-4f41-bfa9-c0c032b98d44%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Alexandria, Egypt, view of the central square]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Alexandrie d'Egypte, vue general - partie gauche
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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[Aswan]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Aubre de la Vierge.
Getty Museum · about 1866
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![[Bab El-Wazir Cemetery and the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F8fc7b5b7-617c-49c1-a370-ed9d3fe7a781%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Bab El-Wazir Cemetery and the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt]
Getty Museum · about 1860–1869
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[Beni Hassan]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Bigeh Island]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Boulaq]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Cairo]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F18a9e9f8-b2d3-4a65-ab0f-0113a0dd7c12%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Cairo]
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Cairo, Scene in the Bazaars
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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![[Cairo: view of Citadel and right portion of the city]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F39cd7f16-01d7-47cd-baac-1fd146f09d96%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Cairo: view of Citadel and right portion of the city]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Cairo with view of Citadel from the left]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F9e414ffc-cce2-42a9-bbc1-d2c878af5166%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Cairo with view of Citadel from the left]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Camel train, Egypt]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F2e23d746-2d43-4957-842d-85136564d7b5%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Camel train, Egypt]
Getty Museum · about 1860–1869
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Citadelle vue du Nord
Getty Museum · about 1866
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[Citadel road]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria, Egypt]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fbbb5518c-37c4-4698-8cc5-6a90f659b3b6%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria, Egypt]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Cleopatra's Obelisk, Alexandria
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Colonne de Pompee a Alexandrie
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Colosses de Memnon, a Thebes
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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[Colossi of Memnon]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Coptic houses]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Dahabieh "Luxor"
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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[Denderah Temple]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Deuxieme Pyramide de Ghyzeh
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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![[Emir Akhour Mosque]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fbc292682-838e-406a-89d2-81a286e21bd5%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Emir Akhour Mosque]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Emir el Gisch, tombeau de Caliph
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Femme portant des cruches d'eau
Getty Museum · about 1870
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[First Cataracts of the Nile, near Aswan]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Fontaine de la mosquee Mohamed-Aly, au Caire
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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![[Fountain of the Mosque of Mohamed Ali in Cairo]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fd0378fb0-2f25-47e3-96b9-66acd946e6dc%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Fountain of the Mosque of Mohamed Ali in Cairo]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F121ede73-0ee9-405b-b375-d14c23521a80%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Grande Pyramide de Ghyzeh
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Grande Pyramide et Sphinx.
Getty Museum · about 1865
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[Great Court, Temple of Karnak]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnak]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F1a97ad88-00c2-4546-8a66-f31dae200fbb%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnak]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Group portrait at a coffeehouse, Egypt]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fb48f2222-001e-4d39-bcdd-48d138c2250e%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Group portrait at a coffeehouse, Egypt]
Getty Museum · about 1860–1869
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![[Heliopolis obelisk]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fde70ee4f-2848-4a6e-afa0-840199439688%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Heliopolis obelisk]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Ile de Phylae, pylones du grand temple
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Interier de la mosquee Sultan Hassan.
Getty Museum · 1865–1870
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![[Kaid Bey Mosque]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F25c2c66a-91fe-4e33-8db5-d93b63937f5b%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Kaid Bey Mosque]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Kaid-Bey, tombeau de Calife
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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![[Kiosk of Qertassi]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fd50caf11-b877-4795-bd07-2de6a95aa095%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Kiosk of Qertassi]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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![[Kom-alá-Osmán]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F60d6fef6-a78b-4981-b8fc-e2417bf9a35d%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Kom-alá-Osmán]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Lepreux a Jerusalem
Getty Museum · 1865–1870
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[Luxor Temple]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Luxor Temple]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Mamluk Tomb]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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Marchande d'oranges
Getty Museum · about 1860
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Medinet-Habou, a Thebes, facade du palais
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Medinet-Habou, a Thebes, premiere cour
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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Medinet-Habou, debris de l'interieur du grand temple
Getty Museum · 1860–1869
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[Medinet Habu]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, first court]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, Grand temple interior]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, palace facade]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, second court]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, second court pillars]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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[Medinet Habu, small temple door]
Getty Museum · 1860s
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