Photograph·19770i

A family seated in a courtyard

Two men and two young children sit on a rug on a tiled courtyard floor beside a white column and whitewashed wall.
Photograph: John Thomson, 1878. Wellcome Collection, London, 19770i. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Positive from the glass negative

Description

Four people sit together on a woven rug on a stone-tiled courtyard floor. A tall white column stands in the foreground at left. A young girl in a long pale dress sits at left beside a small boy, and two bearded men in waistcoats sit at right. Behind them stands a doorway with a painted sign above it, and a round table with a chair is at the right.

Other images (2)

  • A family seated in a courtyard, 1981 contact print1981 contact print
  • A family seated in a courtyard, The glass negativeThe glass negative

English

Two men, a girl and a small boy seated on a rug in a paved courtyard. The sign over the door behind them reads "Beaconsfield Chambers", as Wellcome's catalogue records. Thomson's note reads "Greek family".

Written on the negative

Greek family