Interior of the Angle of North Taku Fort

Artist Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1825 - 1903)

DateAugust 21, 1860

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 1/16 × 11 15/16 inches (25.56 × 30.32 cm)
Mount: 18 5/16 × 22 15/16 inches (46.51 × 58.26 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2009.40.12

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Inscribednone

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "15."; On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "BL22302HL"; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "18" [circled]

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DescriptionImage of a rustic fort; bodies and carnage are strewn throughout the composition; there is a large earthen ramp in the middle with scaffolding and ladders scattered all around.

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