id: 130828 accession number: 1953.532 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.532 updated: 2022-05-25 09:00:44.085000 Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, 1842-49. Louis Haghe (British, 1806-1885), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864). Color lithograph; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. Byers Hays 1953.532 title: Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1842-49 creation date earliest: 1842 creation date latest: 1849 current location: creditline: Gift of J. Byers Hays copyright: --- culture: England technique: color lithograph department: Prints collection: PR - Lithograph type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Louis Haghe (British, 1806-1885) - artist * David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864) --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE J. Byers Hays [1891-1968], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-1953 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1953- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The mosque and madrasa, school, of Sultan Hassan was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Mamluk period (1250–1517) in Egypt. The prestige of the project attracted craftspeople from across the Islamic world, which likely contributed to its innovative design. It is possible that stone from the Great Pyramid of Giza was used in its construction. This print features the central courtyard (sahn) with ablutions fountain (for washing one’s hands, feet, and face before prayer) and two of four monumental iwans, three-walled, vaulted rectangular halls. The interior walls and floor are covered in lavish stone and marble mosaics. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.532/1953.532_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.532/1953.532_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.532/1953.532_full.tif