The Brave King, depicted as a socialist superman on a contemporary frieze in Anqing, China. No authentic images of any of the Taiping leaders are known to have survived the war. (photo credit ill.1)
Zeng Guofan, commander in chief of the Hunan Army (photo credit ill.2)
Zeng Guoquan, younger brother of Zeng Guofan, depicted in a garden study with children and cranes (photo credit ill.3)
Duolonga, on a lookout with binoculars (photo credit ill.4)
Bao Chao, on horseback, accompanied by Hunan Army spear-carriers (photo credit ill.5)
Li Hongzhang, commander in chief of the Anhui Army, 1879 (photo credit ill.6)
Lord Elgin and Prince Gong, portraits taken by Felice Beato during the signing of the Treaty of Beijing in 1860 (photo credit ill.7)
Interior of the north fort at Taku, after capture by the Allies.
Photograph by Felice Beato, taken at the point of British entrance. (photo credit ill.8)
Interior of the north fort at Taku, after capture by the Allies.
Photograph by Felice Beato, taken at the point of French entrance. (photo credit ill.9)
Harry Parkes (photo credit ill.10)
Rear Admiral James Hope, a.k.a. “Fighting Jimmy” (photo credit ill.11)
Frederick Bruce, Lord Elgin’s brother, British minister to China, 1860–1864 (photo credit ill.12)
Anson Burlingame, U.S. minister to China, 1861–1867 (photo credit ill.13)
City wall of Beijing, northeast corner. Photograph by Felice Beato. (photo credit ill.14)
Frederick Townsend Ward and Henry Andrea Burgevine (photo credit ill.15)
Charles “Chinese” Gordon, in mandarin regalia (photo credit ill.16)
The Shanghai Bund, viewed from the north across Suzhou Creek, 1869 (photo credit ill.17)