Hong Kong: a Cantonese lady. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869-1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1869-1871
- Reference:
- 19602i
- Pictures
Selected images from this work
View 2 imagesAbout this work
Description
A young woman, in plain raiment, standing with her hands clasped before her, in a makeshift studio setting. The photograph was taken in an artist's studio (cf. Thomson's negative number 789; Wellcome Library no. 19840i). The simple backdrop includes a table covered with embroidered Chinese cloth; on the side are examples of European-style furniture and two candlesticks. The young woman was probably an artist's model, or a customer who was having her portrait painted when Thomson visited the studio
Publication/Creation
1869-1871
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
Contributors
Lettering
Chinese maid, Canton
Bears Thomson's negative number: "680"
References note
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. 128 (reproduced)
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19602i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note