A Convict's Home
| Title | A Convict's Home |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) |
| Date | 1876 19th century |
| Medium | woodburytype |
| Classification | Photograph |
| Origin | England, 19th century England |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Street Life in London: A Convict's Home, 1876. John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921), published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. Woodburytype; image: 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.); matted: 30.6 x 35.6 cm (12 1/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.48 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“A Convict's Home” is a work by John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921), dated 1876. It is executed in woodburytype and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1876. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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