Mosque of Sultan al-Hakim, Cairo (117. Kaire. 1843 Gâma Soultan Ansoun détails [sic])
1842–1843
![Mosque of Sultan al-Hakim, Cairo (117. Kaire. 1843 Gâma Soultan Ansoun détails [sic]) by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/mosque-of-sultan-al-hakim-cairo-117-kaire-1843-726474.webp)
Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 3 11/16 in. (24 × 9.4 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel Gift, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2016 Benefit Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2016 (2016.603)
Accession Number
2016.603
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sunlit arches of Cairo's historic Mosque of Sultan al-H through this exquisite daguerreotype by French artist and pioneering photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, captured between 1842 and 1843. Titled *Mosque of Sultan alakim, Cairo (117 Kaire. 1843 Gâma Soultan Ansoun détails [sic])*, the image measures 9 7/16 × 3 11/16 inches and reveals intricate architectural details of the 11th-century Fatimid, a gem of Islamic design with its towering minarets and ornate facades. Created just three years after Louis Daguerre announced his revolutionary process in 1839, this ph...
About the Artist
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey · 1804–1892
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892), born in Langres, France, as the sole surviving child of Claude Joseph Girault and Barbe Philiberte Rosine Piétrequin, inherited the lordships of Genevrières and Prangey, adopting his full surname in 1825. After studies at Langres college and in Paris, where he earned baccalauréats in letters (1826) and law (1828), he pursued artistic training under ...