David Livingstone, 1813 - 1873. Missionary and explorer
About this artwork
David Livingstone was one of the great Christian missionaries of the nineteenth century, and fought the slave trade in Africa throughout his life with great dedication. His journey from coast to coast and his discovery of Victoria Falls made him Britain's national hero. This is the most successful portrait of Livingstone, taken in his sisters' house in Hamilton in 1864. The cap on the table is his 'Consul's cap', symbolising his authority as a consul-on-the-move in the Zambezi expedition (1858-1864).
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artist:Thomas Annan (1829 - 1887) Scottish
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title:David Livingstone, 1813 - 1873. Missionary and explorer
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date created:1864
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materials:Carbon print
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measurements:36.90 x 30.20 cm
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credit line:Gift by T & R Annan and Sons, 1930
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accession number:PGP 74.2
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Thomas Annan
Thomas Annan
Having begun his career as a lithographic writer and engraver on a local newspaper in Fife, Thomas Annan set up a studio as a professional photographer in 1855. He founded his own photographic printing works in Hamilton in 1859 and by 1862 had begun to establish a reputation for photographing works...
