King Mongkut (King Rama IV) of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- [1865]
- Reference:
- 19450i
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Description
King Mongkut (reigned 1851-1868) wearing a French-style military uniform, with a broad sash, seated at a table. A French-style cap [képi] lies on the table. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
[1865]
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
Contributors
Lettering
The late first (king of) Siam
Signed
Bears Thomson's negative number: "601"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 42-43
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 19450i