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View of Lucknow, 1858

Photograph by Felice Beato, Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), 1858.

A British citizen of Italian parentage, Felice Beato was an early photographer of great importance. Beato's first solo venture into war photography was his expedition to India of 1858-1860 to document the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).

The epic siege and relief of the Lucknow Residency was one of the most famous incidents of the Indian Mutiny.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1965-11-113--5

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-11-113--5