John Thomson
'Waiting for a hire', 2 men and a donkey on Clapham Common.
About this artwork
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artist:John Thomson (1837 - 1921) Scottish
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title:'Waiting for a hire', 2 men and a donkey on Clapham Common.
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date created:1877
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materials:Carbon print / woodbury type
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measurements:5.80 x 8.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 173.10
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John Thomson
John Thomson
Born and educated in Edinburgh, Thomson set up a studio in Singapore in 1863 and travelled to Ceylon, Siam and Cambodia the following year. In 1870 he travelled in Singapore, Vietnam and China and when he returned to Britain two years later, published 'Illustrations of China and Its People' and...
