Storming of the Taku Forts, China War, 1860 by Harry Payne

A force of around 2,500 British and 400 French troops advanced on the Upper Northern Taku Fort on 1st August 1860. Depicted here are the men of the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot as they scale the walls to capture the fort. The war is nowadays known as the Second Opium War and the regiment as of 1992 is part of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.

Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock. These prints are at an affordable price for our collectors and include specially selected historical images from our large Cranston Fine Arts archive. Our archive of historical military art has been built over 30 years and we are now beginning to reproduce a selection of these works as high quality collectors prints, printed using professional digital methods instead of our traditional litho printing.

Open Edition Print.

Image Size 14.6 inches x 9.8 inches (37cm x 25cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6)