Entrance to the Treasury, Canton, April 10, 1860

1860

Felice Beato

Associated Names
Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows an ornate gate with detailed carvings and a tiered, tiled roof. The view is from a position slightly lower than the gate, looking straight ahead. In the distance, a traditional building is visible. The color palette is sepia-toned with shades of brown and cream. Two people are near the gate—one standing and the other sitting. A path leads through the gate, with more structures and a lone figure visible in the distance, framed by trees on either side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 29 × 24.3 cm (11 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    mount: 30.1 × 25.1 cm (11 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.1.32

  • 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: Entrance to Treasury. Canton April 1860.; bottom center in graphite: 00:6693

Wikidata ID

Q64147579

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