Portrait of an unknown man on a chair with a boa constrictor around his neck, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen & Co., 1880 - 1900

Title(s)

Portrait of an unknown man on a chair with a boa constrictor around his neck, Sri Lanka

Object type

• photograph

Object number

RP-F-F80069

Inscriptions / marks

• title: ‘Boa constrictor No. 236’
• inscription: ‘Ceylon/ 65’

Artist

• Charles T. Scowen & Co.

Place

Sri Lanka

Dating

1880 - 1900

Material

• paper
• cardboard

Technique

albumen print

Measurements

height 275 mm × width 221 mm
height 376 mm × width 296 mm

What

• snakes
• adult man
• anonymous historical person portrayed

Where

• Zuid-Amerika

Acquisition

transferred 1994

Copyright

Public domain