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Vajiravudh (Rama VI), King of Siam (1881-1925) c. 1916
Gelatin silver print | 29.2 x 18.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2915343
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Photograph of King Vajiravudh of Siam (Thailand), also known as Rama VI, wearing the uniform of a General in the Durham Light Infantry with many medals and insignia on jacket. Signed and dated by the sitter on the mount.
Vajiravudh went to Oxford University and served briefly in the British Army before he became King of Siam in 1910.Provenance
Presented to King George V by the sitter, May 1916
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
29.2 x 18.5 cm (image)
37.3 x 23.5 cm (whole object)
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