Janus: Cobham Collection

RCS/Cobham/Y3018A contains:
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21	A woman of the labouring class
22	Beggars
23	Kerynia [i.e. Kirínia] Plain, from the hills
24	Kerynia [i.e. Kirínia] Harbour
25	Kerynia [i.e. Kirínia], facing the sea
26	Kerynia [i.e. Kirínia], showing the camp of the 42nd Highlanders
27	Ancient Abbey, Belle Paix [i.e. Bellapais]. (Distant view)
28	Belle Paix, near Kerynia [i.e. Bellapais, near Kirínia]
29	Ancient Abbey, Belle Paix
30	Entrance to the Great Hall
31	Rock-cut Temple. Ruins of Lapethus [i.e. Lapithos]

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Cobham Collection

Title	Native Group, Nicosia
Reference	Y3018A/17
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

171 x 113 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing a group of Cypriot men in various attitudes. A carefully composed group which illustrates Thomson's perfectionist approach to his craft: 'The accompanying group was taken in front of the ancient Cathedral (now a mosque) of St Sophia. A friendly-disposed crowd of spectators had gathered round the mosque to witness the process of photographing the exterior of the building, and while the pious moslems held themselves aloof, a large number of native Greeks volunteered to sit for their portraits; those selected were deemed fair specimens of the inhabitants of Nicosia.

The Turk in the distance was introduced into the picture accidentally. He was leaving the mosque, and, as he halted for a second to view the proceedings, was unconsciously portrayed. Two boys figure on the right, the sons of negro parents, who not many years ago were slaves in a Turkish household' (Thomson 1879, vol.1, p.16).

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Indexed

CN/CUL Y3018A/17.

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