The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, October 18, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

This is a photograph of a traditional Chinese building. The image shows an ornate, multi-tiered structure with intricate architectural details against a backdrop of trees. The building's roof has an elaborate design, typical of traditional Chinese architecture, with upturned eaves adorned with decorative tile work. The facade of the building is richly decorated with elaborate carvings or reliefs, and there are several arched windows or openings, symmetrically placed. The surrounding vegetation, including trees and shrubs, frames the structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 × 30 cm (9 9/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
    mount: 24.8 × 32 cm (9 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.24

  • 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: The great Imperial porcelain palace Yuen Min Yuen. Pekin October 1860.; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147570

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