The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Angle of Taku Fort at which the French entered

1860

Felice A. Beato

(British, 1830–1906)
England, 19th century
albumen print from collodion negative
Image: 23.1 x 29.1 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.); Paper: 23.1 x 29.1 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2022.34
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Felice Beato was one of the pioneers of war photography.

Description

Beato’s photographs of the Second Opium War are believed to be the first that captured a military campaign in progress. Within that project, an extended sequence of photographs of the Taku Forts—to which this image belongs—exemplify the idea of creating a narrative recreation of the battle, a process that would later be followed by American photographers documenting the Civil War.
  • Larry Gottheim, Yonkers, NY, sold to Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY
    ?-2022
    Michael Mattis & Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    March 7, 2022-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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