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 back of photograph: "Cairo, Mosque of Mohammed 'Ali/ Interior: square pillars, carved pulpit, etc./ Accession 21439/ 161/ C136/ 306; 815." Front "8 Mosq. Mohamed-Aly (Ghaire)/ J.P. Sebah"
