Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1981
Reference:
19213i
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About this work

Description

A statue of a seated man, viewed laterally. Thatch from the roof canopy hanging down at the top of the frame. Glass positive

Publication/Creation

1981

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph

Lettering

The Leper King, Nakhon Watt, Cambodia Bears Thomson's negative number: "475b"

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 19213i

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