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

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
19729i
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Description

Two men, armed with staves, in front of a latticework fence. At the extreme left hand side of the frame stands a European man with face whiskers, wearing a coat with a velvet collar. This is a self portrait of John Thomson

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph

Lettering

Honan soldiers Bears Thomson's negative number: "735"

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 19729i

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