Council of War Onboard
May 19, 1871
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 18.9 × 26.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-415447
In this group portrait taken onboard the flagship *Colorado,* its commanding officers are staged as if they were determining where to lay anchor. Beato no doubt saw the commercial potential of the campaign, and he rapidly promoted his work. Views were reproduced in publications such as the *New York Times* and *Harper's Weekly.*
Provenance
Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
Registry history
- May 19, 1871 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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