Photo of collection object Top of the Wall of Pekin taken Possession of on the 21st October 1860, showing Chinese Guns Directed Against our Batteries — Beato, Felice. Top of the Wall of Pekin taken Possession of on the 21st October 1860, showing Chinese Guns Directed Against our Batteries, October 21,1860. Albumen silver print, 9 7/16 × 11 1/2" (24.1 × 29.3 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Shirley C. Burden and the Estate of Vera Louise Fraser, 1291.1974. (Photo: MoMA)

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Top of the Wall of Pekin taken Possession of on the 21st October 1860, showing Chinese Guns Directed Against our Batteries

October 21,1860

Felice Beato

Italian, 1825–1903

Photography

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Beato, Felice
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Albumen silver print
Medium: albumen, silver, print
Dimensions: 9 7/16 × 11 1/2" (24.1 × 29.3 cm)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1291.1974
Credit Line: Acquired through the generosity of Shirley C. Burden and the Estate of Vera Louise Fraser
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