One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.

Yangtze river, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Yuen Ming Yuen, Pechili province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.

China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

China: a Manchu woman with her maid standing beside a bronze burner, Beijing. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.

Canton, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.

Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: a girl. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.

Formosa [Taiwan]. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

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Includes a reproduction of a photograph in the Wellcome Library (Wellcome Library no. 19454i)

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 74.7 x 50 cm

A Siamese princess; advertising an exhibition on the early history of photography in Thailand. Colour lithograph, 2015.

147 pages : black and white illustrations (some colour) ; 29 x 29 cm

Siam through the lens of John Thomson, 1865-66 : including Angkor and coastal China / Paisarn Piemmettawat ; translated by Narisa Chakrabongse.

John Thomson : China and its people / exhibition selected by Andrea Rose ; organised by Ruth Charity ; introduction by William Schupbach.

1 box : wood with metal ; box and lid 31.5 x 47.5 x 43 cm

Shi jie yi shu da shi xi lie.

World Art Masters Series

China : through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872 / Beijing World Art Museum, China Photographic Publishing House.

A family eating a meal. Two men, one young, holding a bowl and chopsticks, the other older, seated at a table with two young children, a woman standing behind one of the children. Behind her a wall with a small square opening. Three cats sitting under the table and the rear of another at the lower left hand corner. More bowls and a large container on the table. The same as Thomson's negative number 689, probably one half of a stereo pair

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

Kowloon, Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

The same as Thomson's negative number 472? Glass positive

Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

Two young men and a girl standing in the doorway of a brick building. Large baulks of wood on the left hand side

Urn-shaped containers leaning against a wall in front of a little building high above a town. The spreading branches of a tree on the left hand side. The same place as Thomson's negative number 345 [?]

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph ; glass approximately 10.5 x 21.5 cm (4 x 8 in.)

Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

A brick and wood building on a stone embankment. A man sitting on a balustrade, washing hanging on a line stretched between the building and a ladder. A gateway low down to the left hand side with Chinese characters incised on the lintel. Mountains in the background, trees either side

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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921

Images

Works

A Siamese princess; advertising an exhibition on the early history of photography in Thailand. Colour lithograph, 2015.

Siam through the lens of John Thomson, 1865-66 : including Angkor and coastal China / Paisarn Piemmettawat ; translated by Narisa Chakrabongse.

John Thomson : China and its people / exhibition selected by Andrea Rose ; organised by Ruth Charity ; introduction by William Schupbach.

One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.

China : through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872 / Beijing World Art Museum, China Photographic Publishing House.

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Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921

Images

Works

A Siamese princess; advertising an exhibition on the early history of photography in Thailand. Colour lithograph, 2015.

Siam through the lens of John Thomson, 1865-66 : including Angkor and coastal China / Paisarn Piemmettawat ; translated by Narisa Chakrabongse.

John Thomson : China and its people / exhibition selected by Andrea Rose ; organised by Ruth Charity ; introduction by William Schupbach.

One of the chests which the photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) used to carry his glass negatives. Wood and metal, 18--.

China : through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872 / Beijing World Art Museum, China Photographic Publishing House.

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