Nanking, Kiangsu province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19251i
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About this work
Description
A white-walled building, with a square plan, viewed from outside. Two guards standing at the entrance. An adjacent man-made circular lake, for fire-fighting purposes. Other buildings on the horizon
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Nanking arsenal, 1872, China
Bears Thomson's negative number: "497"
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 19251i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores