John Thompson
19th century (late)
Studio portrait of an older woman's head

Opaltype
Dominic Winter Book Auctions
Photography: The First 150 Years, 9 March 2018, Lot: 263
 
John Thompson label to verso and the name 'Bonao' scratched on to the back of the frame.
 
John Thompson opened his first English portrait studio in Buckingham Palace Road, London, in 1881. The sitter is possibly Maxima Bonao (1820-1925).
 
LL/82071