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Felice A. Beato — The Churchyard and Residency in the Distance

Felice A. Beato

The Churchyard and Residency in the Distance

1858

Colonial architecture and British military history intersect in this carefully composed view of the besieged Lucknow Residency. The photograph serves as both architectural documentation and memorial to a key site in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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albumen print

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