Prince Chulalongkorn of Siam [Thailand] (seated, centre), with Prince Bhanugrangsi Savanwongse (standing next to him) and Prince Kasemsan Sophak (standing, right). Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19948i
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Prince Chulalongkorn, subsequently King Chulalongkorn (1853-1910), aged 12 years, seated with a képi on his knee, in the courtyard of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, accompanied by his full brother Prince Bhanugrangsi Savanwongse and his half-brother Prince Kasemsan Sophak. Left, a royal guardsman, wearing a sword. All around are crouching royal pages. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
1866
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Lettering
Crown Prince of Siam in front of Palace, Bangkok. By J. Thomson
Signed on the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1105"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 56-57
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 19948i
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