XEE4140134 Second opium war between France and England and China (1858-1860) - signing of the Tianjin Treaty (Tientsin) in 1858: English and French ambassadors Lord Elgin (James Bruce, 1811-63) and Jean Baptiste Louis Gros (1793-1870) and the Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the treaty which opened eleven new Chinese ports to foreign trade. Engraving in ??????Le Monde Illustre??????n簞77 of 2 October 1858. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second opium war between France and England and China (1858-1860) - signing of the Tianjin Treaty (Tientsin) in 1858: English and French ambassadors Lord Elgin (James Bruce, 1811-63) and Jean Baptiste Louis Gros (1793-1870) and the Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the treaty which opened eleven new Chinese ports to foreign trade. Engraving in ??????Le Monde Illustre??????n簞77 of 2 October 1858.); Stefano Bianchetti.