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.
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1866
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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.

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1866

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion

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Crown Prince of Siam in front of Palace, Bangkok. By J. Thomson Signed on the negative Bears Thomson's negative number: "1105"

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

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19948i

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