Minarets and grand entrance of the Metwaleys at Cairo / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![Minarets and grand entrance of the Metwaleys at Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a2/a25261620a78-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Minarets and grand entrance of the Metwaleys at Cairo / David Roberts, R.A., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Minarets and grand entrance of the Metwaleys at Cairo / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts's lithograph shows the minarets and the grand entrance of a Metwaleys building in Cairo, a detail that sets it apart from the broader street and monument views on this board. The Metwaleys were a Shi'a community in Cairo, and Roberts drew this scene during his 1838-1839 journey through Egypt. Louis Haghe transferred the drawing to stone for the color lithograph, which was published in the three-volume *Egypt & Nubia* (London: F.G. Moon, 1846-1849). The plate is useful for its record of Cairo's architecture as it appeared just before extensive changes to the city's historic fabric.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 3, p. 6. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,181 × 1,492 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217992 |
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