Photograph of Ladies of the Beijing Legations

A large print, showing a group of men, women and children standing before a Western-style building. On the back, captioned originally in pencil is "Photograph taken in Front of American Legation Peking China of the ladies and children of the Diplomatic Corps in January 1902 before going to the Audience of the Emperor and Empress Dowager of China." The rest of the caption is a complete list of the individuals.

北京

The Legations women first visited the palace on January 1st, following the return of the Empress and Empress Dowager from exile. Pictured in the first row at center is Sarah Pike Conger, the wife of the American Minister to Beijing, and doyen of the legation women. This print was likely a gift to family members from the wife of the Italian ambassador, the Baroness Romano Avezzano (pictured in the front row, far left),

FSA A2010.06

China

Beijing (China)

Diplomacy

Embassies

Qing dynasty, 1644-1912

Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photograph of Ladies of the Beijing Legations, FSA.A2010.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Dr. Thomas Lawton, 2010.

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Photographic prints

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