Caption

Bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 124 mm x width 289 mm, river, bridge, A sepia-toned scene shows a curved stone bridge with multiple archways reflected in calm water, ornamental balustrades lining its sides, and sculpted figures at the near end of the bridge. Tall grasses fill the foreground along the water’s edge. On the far side of the bridge a pavilion with a pitched roof and adjacent small structures sit beside trees that extend along the shoreline. Hills rise in the distant background beneath a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.4Mb (11.1Mb) / 19.0in x 8.1in / 5709 x 2415 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bridge Summer Palace Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 124 mm x width 289 mm river bridge sepia-toned scene curved stone bridge multiple archways reflected calm water ornamental balustrades lining sides sculpted figures near Tall grasses fill foreground water’s edge far side pavilion pitched roof adjacent small structures sit beside trees extend shoreline Hills rise distant background beneath pale sky