Angle of Taku Fort at which the French entered

Felice A. Beato (British, 1832–1909)

Created 1860

Curatorial Overview

“Beato’s photographs of the Second Opium War are believed to be the first that captured a military campaign in progress. Within that project, an extended sequence of photographs of the Taku Forts—to which this image belongs—exemplify the idea of creating a narrative recreation of the battle, a process that would later be followed by American photographers documenting the Civil War.”

Mediumalbumen print from collodion negative

Dimensions{"image":{"height":0.231,"height_inch":9,"height_inch_fraction":0.125,"width":0.291,"width_inch":11,"width_inch_fraction":0.4375},"paper":{"height":0.231,"height_inch":9,"height_inch_fraction":0.125,"width":0.291,"width_inch":11,"width_inch_fraction":0.4375}}

OriginEngland, 19th century

InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession No.2022.34

Credit LineGift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg

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Continuing the Universe of Felice A. Beato (British, 1832–1909)

Photography • England, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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