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
- Reference:
- 19054i
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Description
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.)
Contributors
Lettering
King's palace, Bangkok, 1865
Bears Thomson's negative number: "401"
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
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
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19054i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note