JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class="image_container" href="http://www.skintype.ca/assets/background-x_large.jpg"><img src="http://www.skintype.ca/assets/background-x_large.jpg" alt="" /></a>

CSS

a.image_container {
	    background-color: #999;
		width: 200px;
		height: 180px;
		display: inline-block;
		overflow: hidden;
	}
	
	a.image_container img {
		height: 100%;
	}