Two salt print photographs of Peking by Georges Morache, 1860-1870

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MS. 23051 photogr. 76 / 2

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Two salted paper prints by Georges Morache, both views from around Peking, taken in the 1860s.

Dates

Creation: 1860-1870

Extent

2 items

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is light-sensitive. To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this item is restricted, and requires specialist support. Readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this material to that research, and the resources you have already consulted. Please also tell us about the timeframe for your project, if any, and when you hope to visit.

Shelfmark

MS. 23051 photogr. 76 / 2

Former reference:

Wilson Centre Accession Number: 00:6741; Wilson Centre Accession Number 2: TC 341

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

George Morache was a military doctor, seconded to the French Legation in Beijing from 1862 to 1866.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Bruno Tartarin France, 18/08/2000. From the estate of the Devéria family, possibly having belonged to Gabriel Devéria, brother of the photographer and Egyptologist Théodule Devéria.