ID: 700008021 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008021	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

[Exterior of the North Fort, Showing the English Entrance] (albumen print; Felice Beato (British, born Italy, 1832 - 1909) (British Pho...; August 21, 1860; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2007.26.206.92)

Titles:

[Exterior of the North Fort, Showing the English Entrance] (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Exterior of Taku North Fort taken by Storm, August 21st, 1860 (C,U,English,U,U)

India, China, etc. (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

albumen print [300127121] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

photographic print [300127104]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs))

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: August 21, 1860

Creator Display:

Felice Beato (British, born Italy, 1832 - 1909) (British Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

Beato, Felice (British photographer, ca. 1830-after 1904, of Italian origin) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500002985]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2007.26.206.92

Credit Line: Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography

Other: Creation: Zhongguo [1000111] Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Albumen silver print

	albumen process [300133274]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

Dimensions: Image: 24.3 x 29.7 cm (9 9/16 x 11 11/16 in.); Mount: 37.3 x 44.8 cm (14 11/16 x 17 5/8 in.)

Cultures:

British (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred)

history and legend

Specific Subjects:

	fort [300006909]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment)) (AAT)

	exterior [300010277]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, positional attributes, <positional attributes by relative position>) (AAT)

	Second Opium War [901001460]
	.....((Opium Wars, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: (Recto, mount) inscribed in black ink, at lower center below image: ' Exterior of TAKU NORTH FORT taken by storm Augst 21st 1860. / Showing the Causeway along which the British Forces advanced and the point at which they obtained entrance. / The bridge in the foreground over nearest ditch had been removed by the Chinese and the Drawbridge which is / down in the picture was raised when the attack was made. Our troops had to cross both ditches, through water out / of their depth, and strong tenacious mud. the "Abaths" of felled trees on the right extended all along the front of the / Fort, as did the rows of upright bamboo stakes at the foot of the rampart. The top of the rampart shows effect of Govan's / 9th guns brought within 80 yards to destroy the cover of people who were annoying us on the left of the gate. '

Related Works:

	from same negative .... Exterior of the North Fort showing the English entrance August 21st 1860 [700008069]
	..........albumen print; Felice Beato (British, born Italy, 1832 - 1909) (British Pho...; August 21, 1860; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2007.26.209.25

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... India, China, etc.

Sources and Contributors:
[Exterior of the North Fort, Showing the English Entrance]	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Exterior of Taku North Fort taken by Storm, August 21st, 1860	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
India, China, etc.	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]