Of Battle and Beauty
by David R. Harris · February 1, 2000
"The images in 'Of battle and beauty, Felice Beato's photographs of China', taken in 1860 during the Second Opium War when the photographer accompanied Anglo-French forces into China, are among the earliest known and the first taken during an actual military campaign." -- Foreword.
China, history, pictorial worksGreat britain, armyWar photographyChina, history, 19th centuryForeign intervention, 1857-1861PhotographyGreat BritainGreat Britain. ArmyPictorial worksHistory