Rare Beato’s of Old Peking Up for Sale at Sotheby’s This Week

Felice Beato was one of the first great photographers of China (I wrote about him at some length in my history of foreign journalists in China – Through the Looking Glass). Amazing that still more little known or unknown Beato’s still come to light, but some have and will be auctioned this week in London at Sotheby’s. The up-for-auctions were taken in 1860 and include the only known image of the Summer Palace before it was torched by British and French troops shortly afterwards.

Sadly a little out of my price range but more details in the South China Morning Post here

The original caption reads, “left bastion of South Fort – ‘Peh-Tang’ …” Photo by Felice Beato