The Great Pagoda in the Imperial Winter Palace, Pekin, October 29, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image depicts a hillside with buildings and vegetation, including a central stupa or pagoda. The horizon is high in the composition, with the hill occupying much of the frame against the sky. Several traditional buildings are scattered around the main structure among trees. The foreground shows flat, textured terrain. The color palette is muted sepia, giving the image a vintage quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 × 30.1 cm (8 11/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    mount: 24 × 32.5 cm (9 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.14

  • 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 Pagoda in the Imperial Winter palace. Pekin October 29th 1860.; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147559

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