Peking, Pechili province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1869
Reference:
19638i
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Description

A seated man wearing a fine silk robe, holding the stem of his pipe in his right hand and the mouth-piece in his mouth, his left hand resting on his left thigh. A rockery in the background

Publication/Creation

1869

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)

Lettering

Chinese stat(esman ?) (Manchu), member of Tsungle yaman, Peking, Shen Tajin Bears Thomson's negative number: "695"

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 19638i

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