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 | 20.0 x 14.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2935009
Photograph of a man, standing in full length and facing the viewer with his back to a wall, with a window shutter, partially obscured on the left. The man wears sailor's clothing and rests his right foot on a cloth bag.
This portrait of John Andaman, an islander brought back to Calcutta, now Kolkata, 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.
This portrait of John Andaman, an islander brought back to Calcutta, now Kolkata, 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.
Creator(s)
Oscar Mallitte (1829-1905) (photographer)
Subject(s)
John Andaman (active 1857)20.0 x 14.6 cm (image)
31.6 x 28.0 cm (mount)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1858, probably from Lady Canning
Subject(s)
- Places
- Asia
- India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- India
- Asia
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
