Beschreibung:

FELICE BEATO (1832-1909) Anglo- Italian A 19th century album of Far Eastern photographs depicting the Opium Wars Comprising seven large albumen prints of war zones, some titled to the mounts, including '' Rear of the North Front showing the retreat of the Chinese Army - August 21st 1860''; ''Angle of the North Fort at which the French entered, August 21st 1860'', other images show Chinese artillery and casualties of war, four portraits including Sir Robert Napier, Sir Hope Grant - Commander in Chief of the Expeditionary Force, China, a portrait of Prince Kung - Emperor Xianfeng's Brother, and a portrait of Lord Elgin who signed the Treaty of Tianjin, which brought an end to the Second Opium War of 1858, together with four photographs of precious objects - one inscribed to mount ''Photo of loot taken from the Summer Palace, Pekin 1860'', another inscribed verso ''Photo of Kade taken by me by the Summer Palace, Peking 1860''.
Generally in good condition, expected wear, pages missing, some small tears/rips, some foxing, general wear to binding and album, contains a total of 15 photographs.