Exterior of North Taku Fort on Peiho River, Showing the English and French Entrance, August 21, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a landscape with a weathered fortification in the distance. A muddy terrain and water body are in the foreground, reflecting the fort's structure and the sky. The fort has visible damage with breaches in its walls. A person sits in a boat on the water to the right. The color palette is sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 23 × 29.3 cm (9 1/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
    mount: 24.5 × 31.3 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.6

  • Volume Title

    The Second Opium War

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 05 May 2000, lot 302, as The Second Opium War China, 1860); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 2000; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, by unknown hand, along top in black ink on paper label: Exterior of North Fort on Peiho river. showing the English & French entrance / Augt 21st 1860.; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147551

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