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Other: Antoine Beato
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There is frequently confusion between what was taken by Antonio Beato and his brother Felice Beato. Antonio was particularly active in Egypt.Preparing biographies
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John Falconer, British Library
A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia |
Commercial, India and Egypt
Went to India with his brother Felice Beato. Studio at 37 Cossitollah Street, Calcutta, 1859 (only year listed). Photographer in Cairo from 1862 and Luxor, 1870-c.1900.
‘Mr A. Beato having just arrived from the interior with a collection of portraits of the generals and commanders of the English Army, of various photographic views of Delhi, Lucknow, and Agra, and the different costumes, solicits the favor of an inspection of them at his gallery, No. 37, Cossitollah Street. N.B. - There are also several views of sites in Europe.’[1]
At the 24 March 1859 meeting of the Bengal Photographic Society, there was shown ‘By M. Beato. - His splendid collection of photographs from scenes of the mutiny. These photographs were unfortunately bound up in a book so that but few of the many visitors present had an opportunity of seeing them.’ [2]
Footnotes
- Λ Advertisement in The Englishman of 19 March 1859 (continued until at least 2 April).
- Λ The Englishman, 31 March 1859.
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