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1. 10076.i.2, 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(8)
Title:
A Cyprian maid. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait of a young Cypriot woman.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

2. 10076.i.2, 1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(9)
Title:
Youth and old age [Cyprus]. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of two women, seated in front of a wall, the young woman with a basket in her lap.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

3. 10076.i.2, 1(18a)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(18a)
Title:
An aged Cyriote. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of an elderly woman, her arm around the shoulders of a young girl: 'Any attempt to photograph the fleeting expression of sentiment in the human face is almost certain to fail; nevertheless, a chance shot with the camera secured for us the accompa...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

4. 10076.i.2, 1(18b)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(18b)
Title:
A water-carrier. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of a young woman, posed in front of a wall and carrying a large terracotta jar, balanced against her hip.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

5. 10076.i.2, 1(19a)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(19a)
Title:
A woman of the labouring class [Cyprus]. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a woman, posed in front of a wall and looking off to the left: 'This is a typical woman of the lower orders in Cyprus; one who to a powerful physique, well-formed features, and dark eyes, adds an expression of unflinching resolution. It was so...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

6. 10076.i.2, 1(19b)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(19b)
Title:
Beggars [Cyprus]. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a beggar woman with her two children, the youngest held in her arms: 'The woman shown in the present picture was evidently no professional beggar. She simply presented herself at the doorway of the house where I happened to be lodging; there she waited si...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

7. 10076.i.2, 1(Frontis.)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 1(Frontis.)
Title:
Sir Garnet Wolseley, K.C.B., G.C.M.G. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait, in left half-profile and wearing uniform and medals, of Sir Garnet Wolseley, High Commissioner of Cyprus 1878.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

8. 10076.i.2, 2(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 2(53)
Title:
Mules and donkeys. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View taken in a village street, showing the owner of a group of donkeys seated on one of the animals: 'Mules for a photographer possess a most peculiar charm, arising from the perfect immobility of their repose once they have come to a halting-place.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

9. 10076.i.2, 2(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
10076.i.2, 2(54)
Title:
Modern female attire in Cyprus. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of two women: 'Nowadays, the attire of Cypriote women is frequently so simple as to suggest its being designed for comfort and convenience rather than for aesthetic display. There could, for instance, be nothing more simple or modest tha...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1878
Extent:
1 item

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