Angle of North Taku Fort at Which the French Entered, August 21, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Felice Beato

Attributed to

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 × 29.2 cm (9 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
    mount: 25 × 31.4 cm (9 13/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.8

  • 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: Angle of North Fort at Which the French entered. / 21st Augt 1860.; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147553

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