Samurai & Album plates

Felice Beato (circa 1825 - circa 1908)

National Media Museum

1864-1867

These two works are part of the Royal Photographic Society Collection. The collection was formed as a record of the Society's history and a history of photography. It covers the period from pre-photography, including works by William H F Talbot, Roger Fenton, Henry Peach Robinson, Julia Margaret Cameron and British and American secession photography. In addition to approximately 270,000 photographs supported by the Art Fund grant the collection also includes photographic equipment, negatives, books etc.

• Medium: positives & negatives & heliographs & salt prints & glass negatives
• ArtFunded in: 2003
• Vendor: Royal Photographic Society

Provenance

Largely acquired through gifts by members of the Royal Photographic Society.

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