Title

'Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace', Cairo, Egypt, 1802. Artist: Thomas Milton

Caption

'Mamelukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace', Cairo, Egypt, 1802. The Mamluks (Mamelukes) were a powerful Islamic soldier caste. Murad Bey (1750-1801), who was co-ruler of Egypt, was a Mamluk. Plate 35 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1825

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_368

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 16,1in x 12,1in / 4823 x 3639 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings people male training man men square country Egypt guy color colour Egyptian palace courtyard war location century exercising soldiers soldier concept 19th century nineteenth century Murad Bey's Palace aquatint Luigi Thomas Milton Murad Bey Historica Graphica Collection Luigi Mayer Mayer Milton Thomas Murad Bey Luigi Mayer aquatint