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Hammerschmidt, Wilhelm
(1822-1887)Views of Egypt

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Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Views of Egypt. 1860s. 20 albumen prints, mounted to board. Various sizes between circa 21,5 x 27,5 cm and larger. Most signed and numbered by the photographer in the negative in lower left/right corner; with title printed below the image on the mount.

Born in Berlin, Wilhelm Hammerschmidt was already an established professional photographer when he relocated to Cairo around 1860. There, he founded the Hammerschmidt studio and supply shop, which quickly became a central meeting point for both local and visiting photographers. In 1861, he exhibited ten views of Egypt at the Société Française de Photographie in Paris and became a member the following year. Hammerschmidt specialized in architectural views, costume portraits, and ethnographic studies, presenting his work to international audiences, notably at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867. In addition to his extensive work in Egypt, he also photographed in Syria and Nubia. The present group includes a general view of Cairo, a view of the Nile, camel scenes, an Arabic coffee house, the Tombs of the Caliphs, various street scenes in Cairo, Egyptian temple ruins, and a view of Aswan. – Some surface scuff marks, some fading in edges as well as traces of silver mirroring in dark areas, otherwise in good condition.