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 / Tomb of Mosque of Kâït Bey/ "Interior: Sancturary, detail, horse-shoe arch..."; "283 Mosquèe Kait-Bey (Kalaat El Kepche)/ J.P. Sebah; Class 161 C136 435/ Accession: 21417/