# Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo

**Louis Haghe** (British, 1806–1885)  
1842–49  
color lithograph  
Image: 33.4 x 51 cm (13 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Sheet: 43 x 60.3 cm (16 15/16 x 23 3/4 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.184. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.184).

## About this work

The mosque and madrasa , school, of Sultan Hassan was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Mamluk period (1250–1517) in Egypt. The prestige of the project attracted craftspeople from across the Islamic world, which likely contributed to its innovative design. It is possible that stone from the Great Pyramid of Giza was used in its construction. This print features the central courtyard ( sahn ) with ablutions fountain (for washing one’s hands, feet, and face before prayer) and two of four monumental iwans , three-walled, vaulted rectangular halls. The interior walls and floor are covered in lavish stone and marble mosaics.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

Louis Haghe made this in 1842–49, aged about 36. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Lithograph.** Drawn on limestone with a greasy crayon or ink. The stone is kept damp, and the oily printing ink clings only to the drawing. Invented in the 1790s, it let artists print exactly as they drew.

### [Louis Haghe](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/louis-haghe)

British, 1806–1885

## Facts

- Type: Print
- Culture: England
- The artist was about 36
- Real size: about 13 × 20 in (33 × 51 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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