About the Artwork
General View of the Tombs of the Mameluks as Seen from the Citadel, Cairo
19th century
Maison Bonfils
founded 1867
French
Unknown
Albumen print
Image: 8 3/4 × 11 inches (22.2 × 27.9 cm) Mount: 10 15/16 × 14 inches (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts
1988.101
Public Domain
Markings
Signed, in the negative, lower right: Bonfils
Inscribed, in the negative, lower left: Caire. Vue générale de tombeaux des Califes (Égypte) 49
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1988-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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Maison Bonfils, General View of the Tombs of the Mameluks as Seen from the Citadel, Cairo, 19th century, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1988.101.
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