Siam [Thailand]. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19451i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A man wearing a French-style military uniform, with a broad sash, seated at a table, facing to the left. A French-style cap [képi] lies on the table
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
The late first (king of) Siam
Signed in the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "601"
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 19451i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores