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Felice A. Beato — Angle of Taku Fort at which the French entered

Felice A. Beato

Angle of Taku Fort at which the French entered

1860

Documenting the Second Opium War, this historically significant photograph provides crucial visual evidence of Western military intervention in China during a pivotal moment of 19th-century colonialism.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative

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Felice A. Beato, Angle of Taku Fort at which the French entered, 1860

Documenting the Second Opium War, this historically significant photograph provides crucial visual evidence of Western military intervention in China during a pivotal moment of 19th-century colonialism.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, Architectural, Landscape, Military, Historical, Modern, British

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