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
Contributors
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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Location Status Access Closed stores