Grand Minaret, Alexandria (73. Alexandrie. 1842. Grand Minaret.?)
A tall, narrow daguerreotype of a slender minaret rising through pale sky, its shaft ringed with balconies and carved bands. Low stone buildings and a dark foreground frame its base, while the tower fills most of the vertical composition.
Look closer: A small finial and crossbar crown the very top of the tower.
- Artist
- Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
- Date
- 1842
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1596 × 3882 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1842).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Philippe de Montebello Fund, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel and Annette de la Renta Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2016 (2016.96)