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Felice Beato

Italian-British photographer (1832–1909)

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Images by Felice Beato

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  • Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, India: an ornate gateway decorated with mermaids. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1858.
  • Lucknow, India: the tomb of Shahadut Allee in the Kaiser Bagh palace, showing damage done during the Indian Rebellion. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1858.
  • India: the 'tomb of the Emperor Hoomaon where Major Hodson captured the King of Delhi'. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • The Taj Mahal, Agra, India. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1858.
  • India: a ruined building. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • Near Beijing, China: a stone bridge (Palichiun Bridge ?): the site of a battle during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • India: the 'Crow's Nest' battery beside a small pond. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • The Temple of Kamakura, Japan. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1868.
  • Two Japanese young women wearing traditional dress. Coloured photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1870.
  • Lucknow, India: the Hoseinabad Emambara. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1858.
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    Taku, China: the North Fort bearing raised British and French flags; Chinese corpses in the foreground; on the day of the fort's capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.

    Felice Beato | Date: 1860/08/21 | Reference: 569703i
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    Japan: spear-men wearing protective clothing and masks. Coloured photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1868.

    Felice Beato | Date: 1868 | Reference: 569192i
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    Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, India: an ornate gateway decorated with images of fish. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1858.

    Felice Beato | Date: 1858 | Reference: 574557i
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    India: view from Mount Picket with Metcalfe's House and stables in the distance. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.

    Felice Beato | Reference: 33054i
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    Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, India: an ornate gateway decorated with mermaids. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1858.

    Felice Beato | Date: 1858 | Reference: 574554i
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Related topics

India
Lucknow
Beijing
Ruins
Tianjin
China - History - Foreign intervention, 1857-1861
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Hong Kong
Columns
Mosques

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