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Shah Najaf by Felice Beato

Shah Najaf

Felice Beato · 1858

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DETAILS
Artist
Felice Beato
Date
1858
Medium
albumen print
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Photography
Culture
England, 19th century
Credit line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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Felice Beato

Felice Beato, an Italian-British photographer, pioneered war photography and travel photography, capturing some of the earliest images of East Asia and the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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