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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A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair
John Thomson
A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.D
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John Thomson
A Cantonese Gentleman
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.V
Tsing-Tan Rapid, Upper Yangtsze
John Thomson
Tsing-Tan Rapid, Upper Yangtsze
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.3.V
One of the City Guard, Peking
John Thomson
One of the City Guard, Peking
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.4.V
Pepohoan Female Head
John Thomson
Pepohoan Female Head
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.B
City of Victoria, Hong-Kong
John Thomson
City of Victoria, Hong-Kong
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.1.B
Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa
John Thomson
Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.A
Pepohoan Women
John Thomson
Pepohoan Women
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.D
A Pepohoan Dwelling
John Thomson
A Pepohoan Dwelling
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.C
Foochow Arsenal
John Thomson
Foochow Arsenal
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.O
Foochow Foreign Settlement
John Thomson
Foochow Foreign Settlement
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.P
Old Junks
John Thomson
Old Junks
1862–1872
Carbon print, part of bound volume
80.15.2.S