Mohammed Ahmed, barman at the National, Cairo Accession Number: ART02740

Description

A portrait of an Egyptian barman at the National Hotel, Cairo, Mohammed Ahmed, with a long moustache and wearing a Fez (turned slightly towards the left of the image, with the eyes looking down).

Details

Accession Number

ART02740

Artist

Captain George Lambert

Classification

Art

Object Type

Work on paper

Physical Description

Medium: pencil on paper

Measurement

sheet: 31.6 cm x 24 cm

Medium

pencil on paper

Date Made

2 May 1918

Place Made

Cairo

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

acquired under official war art scheme 1920

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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