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Street Scene in Cairo
Alberto Pasini Italian
Not on view
Pasini made at least two visits to Egypt and the Near East, the first with a French diplomatic mission to Persia in 1855–56. He produced a large number of views in Cairo, including the present work, during his second trip, which he undertook by himself in 1859–60.
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