Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19483i
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A young man with shaven head [a monk?] squatting on a table, holding a fan. An elaborately-dressed boy [the prince] standing next to him. Apparently a duplicate negative of Thomson's negative number 618
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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16627 Enl(ar)g(emen)t Siamese neg. for Prince Prachanis
Bears Thomson's negative number: "617"
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 19483i
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