Interior of Angle of North Taku Fort soon after its capture

Interior of Angle of North Taku Fort soon after its capture

Collection

Atchison, George

Identifier

GA01-041

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: GA01-041.  Photograph by Felice Beato. This photograph shows a similar scene of dead Chinese soldiers as depicted in GA01-039, but taken from a different angle, in the south west corner of the inner North Taku Fort. Comparing these two photographs, slight changes can be noticed in the arrangement of the corpses and in the placement of objects. For instance, one of the Chinese soldiers in the centre of the picture, laying on the wooden platform, is facing downwards, whilst in GA01-039 he is facing upwards.  See "Of Battle and Beauty - Felice Beato's Photographs of China" by David Harris (Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1999) - Catalogue 16.  See RH-s03.

Caption in album or on mount

Upper North Taku Fort. Interior view of the angle stormed by the French. August 21st 1860

Location

Tanggu

Date

Tuesday 21 August 1860

Photographer

Beato, Felice

Dimensions

303mm x 248mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph