Charles Scowen
The Breakwater, Colombo
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artist:
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title:The Breakwater, Colombo
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:21.80 x 27.90 cm
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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 2191.4
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Charles Scowen
Charles Scowen
The photographer Charles T Scowen arrived in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the early 1870s. He had a studio in Kandy by 1876 and a second in Colombo by the 1890s. His photographs have been judged technically and compositionally superior to the work of other British photographers working in he area. His...
