Interior of Pehtang Fort Showing Probyn's Horse, August 1, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows an elevated view overlooking a sprawling landscape with a large encampment or military camp. The horizon is high in the image, displaying a vast expanse of land. The horizon features a structured arrangement of tents and makeshift constructions surrounding a fortified area that appears to be a walled settlement or fort on the left side. The color palette is sepia, emphasizing the details in the terrain and the tents. Figures and horses can be seen amidst the tents, depicting a scene of activity. The lines of tents and paths lead the eye towards the distance, where the camp extends into the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.9 × 59.6 cm (9 × 23 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.3

  • 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 print, by unknown hand, center in graphite: 6; along bottom in graphite: Interior of Pehtang Fort showing Probyn's Horse / Augt 1st 1860.; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, along top in black ink on paper label: Interior of Pehtang Fort showing Probyn's Horse / Augt 1st 1860.; upper left in graphite: 2(2' 0"; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147547

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