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Images about Mosques

50 images from works
  • The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.
  • A mute man and a dwarf, with Turkish buildings in the background. Line engraving.
  • India: a ruined mosque near the 'Cusom House' battery. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.
  • India: Jami Masjid mosque, Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato.
  • Canton, China: the Mahomedan Mosque and Minaret. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Interior of the mosque of Sultan El Ghoree, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • A Muslim priest and a woman, with mosques and minarets in the background. Gouache drawing, 18--.
  • Crimean War: panoramic view showing the general hospital and mosque in Scutari, Turkey. Lithograph by Lady A. Blackwood.
  • Street market with the mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
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Works from the collections

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    Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.

    William Hodges | Date: 1 May 1786 | Reference: 26897i
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    The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

    Mayer, Luigi, active 1776-1792. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 18158i
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    The Saladin citadel of Cairo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

    David Roberts | Date: [1 December 1848] | Reference: 2853591i
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    The Jami Masjid, Delhi: front view. Coloured aquatint by F. Hegi after Noel after Thomas Daniell, after 1797.

    | Reference: 30496i
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    A Muslim priest and a woman, with mosques and minarets in the background. Gouache drawing, 18--.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 728034i
    Part of: Indian practitioners of crafts, trades and professions. Gouache paintings, 18--.
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Related topics

Islamic architecture
India
Costume
Architecture, Mughal Empire
Jerusalem
History, 19th Century
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Bethesda, Pool of (Jerusalem)
Trees
Minarets

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