Lt General Sir Hope Grant GCD

PART OF:
Collection of 29 early photographs of Oriental scenes
Made:
1860 in China
photographer:
Felice Beato
'Lt General Sir Hope Grant GCD'
    A photograph of General Sir

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A photograph entitled 'Lt General Sir Hope Grant GCD', taken by Felice Beato in 1860.

General Sir James Hope Grant (1808-1875) was commander of the British expeditionary force to China during the Second Opium War. After photographing events during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), Beato was sent to China to document the Second Opium War.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1939-180/12
Materials:
paper
type:
photograph
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford