Owen Farrel, the Irish dwarf [graphic]

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Title: Owen Farrel, the Irish dwarf [graphic]
Creator: Hulett, James, -1771, printmaker
Contributor: Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773, artist.
Published / Created: publish'd May [the] 27th 1742, according to act of Parliament.
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Portrait of Owen Farrel in Covent Garden, full length, walking to right, glancing towards front, with hat in his right hand and staff in the left; behind him two children gesture towards him and a dog yaps between his feet at another; a woman with a wheelbarrow, another man and a boy on the right, turning and exclaiming to their left; St Paul's Church behind them."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Description of life and person of Owen Farrel below image: He was born in the county of Caven & in [the] year 1716 was footman to a colonel at Dublin ...
Dedicated by the printmaker to Cromwell Mortimer, M.D.
"Price 1 s."
Mounted to 41 x 26 cm.
Provenance: Suckling; January 1958;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 38 x 23 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1742
Etchings England London 1742
Material: etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Ireland.
Subject (Name): Farrell, Owen, 1716- approximately 1742,
Subject (Topic): Strong men
Dwarfs
Subjects: Farrell, Owen, 1716- approximately 1742
Strong men > Ireland
Dwarfs > Ireland
England > London > 1742

Access: Public
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