Portrait of a woman

Title
Portrait of a woman
Creator
Year/Period
1860s
Region
Singapore
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: 10.2 x 6.2 cm
Accession No.
2017-01035

This carte-de-visite format photograph was taken in the studio of John Thomson, who arrived in Singapore in 1862 and established a studio at Beach Road on 16 June that year. Thomson would later travel to photograph in Siam and China before embarking on a series on street life in London.