Felice Beato
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
About this artwork
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title:James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
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accession number:PGP 19.3
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materials:Albumen print
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date created:1860
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measurements:15.60 x 11.40 cm
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credit line:Taken from an album of photographs of the China campaign, purchased 1938
Felice Beato
Felice Beato
Born in Venice, Felice Beato was a much-travelled photographer. He experienced and recorded the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny before travelling to China and Japan. He was involved in a business partnership with his brother-in-law, James Robertson, and the two ran photographic studios in Istanbul and Malta.
