John Thomson
The Sedan

The Sedan

Public Domain

ArtistScottish, 1837–1921
CultureScottish
Titles
  • The Sedan
  • A Military Officer
  • The Plough
  • A North China Pony
  • from the book Illustrations of China and Its People (Volume II)
Date1862–1872
PlaceChina
MediumCarbon print, part of bound volume
DimensionsOverall (bound volume): 19 × 14 1/4 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Members of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston who travelled to China in 1979
Object number80.15.2.V
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.

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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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Carbon print, part of bound volume
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.V
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Pepohoan Female Head
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.B
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John Thomson
Foochow Arsenal
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.O
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John Thomson
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.P
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.S
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1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.T
Foochow Coolies
John Thomson
Foochow Coolies
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.U
Yuenfu Monastery
John Thomson
Yuenfu Monastery
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.Q
The Abbot and Monks of Kushan
John Thomson
The Abbot and Monks of Kushan
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.R