Sri Lanka: A Kandyan chief with his retainers. Photograph by Charles T. Scowen (1852-1948), c. 1870s. Charles Thomas Scowen (11 March 1852 - 24 November 1948) was a British photographer active during the late nineteenth century, primarily from 1871-1890. He worked out of Sri Lanka and British India with his own established studio, Scowen & Co. His first studio was in Kandy, but he had opened a second in Colombo by the 1890s. His photos were famed for their lighting, strong compositional qualities and technically superior printing.

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Size: 3535px × 4934px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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