84. Tombeau du Sultan Tarabey
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 15 5/8 in. (56.9 × 39.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Joyce F. Menschel Photography Library Fund, 2017
Accession Number
2017.66.20
Art Historical Context
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey’s 1843 lithograph “Tombeau du Sultan Tarabey” captures the quiet grandeur of a historic Egyptian tomb. Created during the artist’s extensive travels through the Middle East, the print reflects the nineteenth-century fascination with ancient and Islamic architecture. The large sheet size allows viewers to appreciate the monument’s intricate details and imposing scale, inviting contemplation of both its form and cultural resonance. As a lithograph, the work demonstrates an important reproductive technique of the period, enabling wider circulation of architect...
About the Artist
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey · 1804–1892
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892), born in Langres, France, as the sole surviving child of Claude Joseph Girault and Barbe Philiberte Rosine Piétrequin, inherited the lordships of Genevrières and Prangey, adopting his full surname in 1825. After studies at Langres college and in Paris, where he earned baccalauréats in letters (1826) and law (1828), he pursued artistic training under ...