Imperial Summer Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, Before the Burning, October 18, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a multi-tiered pagoda structure. The camera is slightly below and to the side of the pagoda, capturing the architecture's height and design. The horizon is obscured by the pagoda and trees on the left. The pagoda has intricate details, including ornate eaves and balconies. It sits on a stone base atop a paved surface. Nearby, there is vegetation transitioning from cultivated grounds to a natural setting. The color palette is primarily sepia, emphasizing the stonework and wooden elements of the pagoda.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 27.2 cm (9 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 24.8 × 29.5 cm (9 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.25

  • 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: Imperial summer palace before the Burning. Yuen Min Yuen. / Pekin October 18th 1860.; bottom right in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147572

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