Egypt: portrait of Mohammed el Adl, 1917-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/989-90
Scope and Contents
Professional studio portrait of Mohammed el Adl as a young man, seated in a carved straight-backed chair, holding a flywhisk in his right hand, which rests on a white table with curved stretchers. He is wearing a tarboosh, dark suit, dark waistcoat, bow tie and spats. Taken at Alexandria. Two copies, postcards, 13.7 x 8.7. Both inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'Mohammed el Adl'. (Sleeves 432-3)
Dates
- Creation: 1917-10
Creator
- From the Fonds: Forster, Edward Morgan, 1879 - 1970 (novelist) (Person)
Extent
2 item(s) (2 items in box album) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
EMF/B80c-d/7
Date information
DateText: Early Oct. 1917. Date has been estimated.
Originator(s)
Photo-Basma, Ramleh, [Alexandria]
Finding aid date
1999-07-24 14:02:21+00:00
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
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Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 331444
archivist@kings.cam.ac.uk