Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19953i
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A unshaven man, wearing a military-style jacket, seated on a European chair with castors by a table. He holds a large hat, with a feather, in his lap. A sword and tea-making equipment on the table
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
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Lettering
Brother of the 1st king, Siam, 1866
Signed in the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1107"
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 19953i
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