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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
OSCAR MALLITTE (1829-1905)
John Andaman
Dec 1857Jan 1858Albumen print laid down on card | 19.6 x 15.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2935008
Photograph of a three-quarters length portrait of 'John Andaman', native of the Andaman Isles. He faces three-quarters left and is bare chested and is seated against a bare background.
This portrait of John Andaman, an islander brought back to Calcutta with the British team, was the first photograph of a native Andaman Islander. Oscar Mallitte was part of a British survey party to the Andaman Islands (off the east coast of India) which was tasked with establishing a penal colony for Indian convicts.
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010
Creator(s)
Oscar Mallitte (1829-1905) (photographer)
19.6 x 15.4 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1858
Subject(s)
- Places
- Asia
- India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- India
- Asia
- Places
