The Prime Minister (Kralahom) of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1865
- Reference:
- 19956i
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Chao Phraya Boromma Maha Sri Suriyawongse (Chuang Bunnag) (1808-1882), seated by a circular table on a carpet with a design of roses. He is wearing a tunic of military cut with gold decoration at the cuffs. "Kralahom" means Minister of Defence. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
1865.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Prime Minister in 1865, the late Kralahom, Bangkok, Siam
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Bears Thomson's negative number: "1109"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 46-47
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 19956i
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