G. R. Lambert & Co Cabinet Card Portrait of a Malay Man

Title
G. R. Lambert & Co Cabinet Card Portrait of a Malay Man
Year/Period
1880
Region
Bangkok
Material
Paper
Technique
Albumen print mounted on card
Dimension
Object size: 16.5 x 10.9 cm
Accession No.
2018-00698
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This portrait of an unidentified Malay man was taken by G. R. Lambert & Co. Lambert was a German photographer from Dresden whose studio in Singapore grew to cover views and portraits not just in Singapore but also more broadly in Southeast Asia. This particular cabinet card indicates the presence of a Lambert studio in Bangkok.

 

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