Felice Beato
Rear of the North Fort after Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21st 1860

Rear of the North Fort after Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21st 1860

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Rear of the North Fort after Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21st 1860
ArtistBritish, born Italy, 1832–1909
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Rear of the North Fort after Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21st 1860
DateAugust 21, 1860
PlaceChina
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 9 × 11 7/8 in. (22.9 × 30.1 cm)
 Mount: 14 7/8 × 17 1/16 in. (37.8 × 43.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.296
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceLunn Ltd., New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., New York, on 3/23/1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink, recto, beneath image: "The captured Fort and Cavalier Showing the Sea Face"
Marked in pencil, verso, lower left corner: "N.I."
Marked in pencil, lower right corner: "Beato (C) 800-"
There is no evident signature.

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