Jean Sébah was a photographer active in Egypt, Turkey, and the Levant during the last quarter of the nineteenth and first quarter of the twentieth centuries. In 1888, he inherited a photography business begun by his father, Pascal Sébah, and partnered with Policarpe Joaillier to form the studio known as Sébah and Joaillier.
Transcripton of information written on photograph: "Cairo/ Mosque of Kait (Kâït) Bey/ Interior; Sanctuary, ... horse-shoe arches..."; "68 (Tombeaux des Califs) Kait Bey (interieur)" / "J.P. Sebah"; "Class: 161 C136 269/ Accession: 21422"
