| Physical description |
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass ca. 25.5 x 20.5 cm. (10 x 8 in.) |
| Lettering |
Mandarin Peking diplomat
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| Note |
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 |
| Lettering note |
Bears Thomson's negative number: "655" |
| Summary |
A man wearing a dark silk coat with lighter collar and cuffs, seated outside a building. The same building as in Thomson's negative number 656. "Zhongli Yamen", or the Office for Foreign Affairs, was set up in 1861 to deal with international relations and state-run modernization projects. Mao Changxi was one of the three Chinese ministers appointed to this Office, the other three being Manchu. A native of Henan, Mao entered government service through imperial exams and rose to government office of the highest rank after his success in suppressing the Taiping northern army. This is one of the very few portraits of Chinese officials taken by Thomson in which the sitter looks away from the camera |
| Cite as |
Wellcome Library no. 19556i |
| References |
China through the lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872, Beijing: Beijing World Art Museum, 2009, p. 18 (reproduced) |
| Author, etc. |
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
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| Subject name |
Mao, Changxi, 1817-1882
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| Place name |
Pechili Province (China)
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| Genre/Technique |
Wet collodion negatives.
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| Copy photo no. |
L 55743 |
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L 55742 opaque scan of negative |
| System no. |
.b11774344
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| Record no. |
19556i |
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