Interior of Angle of North Taku Fort soon after its capture
Collection
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
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Location
Date
Tuesday 21 August 1860
Photographer
Dimensions
303mm x 248mm
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
