Destruction of Summer Palace, Beijing
The British High Commissioner to China, Lord Elgin, ordering the destruction of the Summer Palace in Beijing (Peking), which was then carried out by French and British troops during the Second Opium War on 6th October 1860
Picture No
13724577
Media ID
45397685
Size
4809px x 3558px
(7.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
L'Illustration. Image digitally colourised
Date
1860
