Artist:
CASSAS, Louis Francois
Engraver:
Ransonette/ M.A. Benoist
Title:
D’JÂMI ou MOSQUÉE CATHÉDRALE, DE HHAÇAN; AU CAIRE. Vuë générale de la Mosquée.
Stock Code:
6175
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte
Size: (W x H):
48.5cm x 31cm
19 inches x 12 inches
Date:
1799-1800
Price:
£435
Magnificent engraving of the mosque of Hassan in Cairo. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on the Middle East. This superb print is from the first edition, published in parts on large sheets.
Large paper copy. Fine condition.