The Grand Stand Foochow
ca. 1869
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (23.1 × 28.3 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Robert Rosenkranz Gift, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.494.34
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About this artwork
This photographs titled "The Grand Stand Foochow" by John Thomson dates to ca. 1869. Executed in albumen silver print from glass negative, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Photographs. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scholarly research and public e...
About the Artist
John Thomson · 1837–1921
John Thomson (1837–1921), a pioneering Scottish photographer, was born on 14 June 1837 in Edinburgh as the eighth of nine children to William Thomson, a tobacco spinner and trader, and Isabella Newlands.) After schooling in the early 1850s, he apprenticed with a local optical and scientific instrument manufacturer, where he mastered the principles of photography, completing his training around 185...