Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the view towards Thonburi from high up on Wat Arun. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19052i
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Description
In the foreground are the roof and one of the spires of Wat Arun. In the centre is the gateway to the temple, with, to the right, statues of two guardIan giants. Extensive fruit orchards occupy the land to the north. The Chao Phraya river is visible at right. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Lettering
Temples Bangkok Siam 1866
Bears Thomson's negative number: "400"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 106-107
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 19052i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note