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Council of War Onboard
Felice BeatoMay 19, 1871
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In this group portrait taken onboard the flagship Colorado,its commanding officers are staged as if they were determining where to lay anchor. Beato no doubt saw the commercial potential of the campaign, and he rapidly promoted his work. Views were reproduced in publications such as the New York Times and Harper's Weekly.
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Details
- Title: Council of War Onboard
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: May 19, 1871
- Location Created: Korea
- Physical Dimensions: 18.9 × 26.5 cm (7 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.199.12
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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