King Mongkut (King Rama IV) of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
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1866 [i.e. 1865]
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King Mongkut (King Rama IV) of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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King Mongkut (reigned 1851-1868) seated on a throne, wearing a tall crown, rich gold robes and other insignia of office, surrounded by bowls and dishes. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1866 [i.e. 1865]

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)

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The late 1st King of Siam, 1866, the state robes. J. Thomson photo Signed on the negative Bears Thomson's negative number: "1106"

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. 38-39

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Wellcome Collection 19950i

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