Caption

Saïs courant, Coach and coachman with two guards in Cairo, photograph, number: 'no 59', photographer: G. Lekegian & Co., Cairo (city), 1887 - 1900, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 211 mm x width 275 mm, four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals, body-guard of ruler, A sepia photograph showing two bare-footed men in traditional embroidered vests and headwraps walking forward while each holds a long pole, two white horses hitched to a carriage stand behind them with a man seated on the carriage holding reins, a row of tall palm trees rises in the background with low buildings and vegetation behind them, the ground appears sandy and open.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_333

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Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (5.0Mb) / 15.9in x 11.6in / 4782 x 3470 (300dpi)

Keywords

Saïs courant Coach coachman two guards Cairo photograph number no 59 photographer G Lekegian & Co city 1887 - 1900 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 211 mm x width 275 mm four-wheeled vehicle drawn two animals body-guard ruler sepia showing two bare-footed men traditional embroidered vests headwraps walking forward holds long pole two white horses hitched carriage stand them man seated carriage holding reins row tall palm trees rises background low buildings vegetation ground sandy open