Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19461i
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Description
The king stands on a projecting platform before a building, with many small children looking on behind him. The prince is carried in front of the king on a litter-throne [Palanquin?] by a dozen men. Highlights appear to be s̀cratched in' on this negative. Same scene as Thomson's negatives number 605 and 607, seen from a different angle
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Reception of heir to the throne of Siam by the late 1st king. Ceremony
Signed on negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "606"
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19461i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores