Shanghai, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19321i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Three large colonial buildings with loggias: Siemssen & Co., the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris and the Masonic Hall. In the foreground, the memorial to the 'Ever-Victorious Army' which suppressed the Taiping rebellion in 1860-1864. The memorial was carved in Hong Kong and erected in 1866. Also shown in Thomson's negative number 533
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Bund
Bears Thomson's negative number: "530"
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 19321i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores