Prince Mahamala, half-brother of King Mongkut of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1866
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19952i
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Prince Mahamala or Bamrāpp̨ōrapak (1819-1886), wearing a military-style jacket, seated on a European chair with castors by a table. He holds a large hat, with a feather, in his lap. A sword and tea-making equipment on the table. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1866.

Physical description

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

Lettering

Brother of the 1st king, Siam, 1866. Photo.d by J. Thomson Signed on the negative, above the spittoon Bears Thomson's negative number: "1107"

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. 52-53

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19952i

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