Prince Chulalongkorn of Siam [Thailand] (seated, centre), with Prince Bhanugrangsi Savanwongse and Prince Kasemsan Sophak (seated left) with Louis Thomas Leonowens (standing right). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1865
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19054i
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A courtyard of the Grand Palace, Bangkok, with a large unrolled carpet on the right hand side. The three young princes sit beside a tamarind tree. Pages abase themselves in front of a tree in the centre, while others sit cross-legged by the far wall. A shadowy figure appears at the extreme lower right hand corner. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1865.

Physical description

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

Lettering

King's palace, Bangkok, 1865 Bears Thomson's negative number: "401"

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. 58-59

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19054i

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