Title in pencil below image., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication supplied by curator., Inscription in pencil continues: He was the heaviest Man ever known, Died June 21.1809, not quite 40 at Stamford Lincolnshire, He Weighed 52 Stone 12 lbs. -- 14 lbs to the Stone or 740 lbs., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title etched below image., Place of publication derived from street address., Sheet trimmed., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Published July 20, 1813 by G. Smeeton, 17 St. Martin's Lane
Subject (Name):
Lambert, Daniel, 1770-1809,
Subject (Topic):
Obesity, Endocrinology, Anomalies, and Human curiosities
Daniel Lambert who according to the caption weighed 739 pounds and died at the age of 40, sits on a sofa in a simply, but well-appointed room. He is fashionably dressed and his hat sits on the table beside the settee
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Portrait of Daniel Lambert; whole length, seated facing front; wearing striped waistcoat, breeches and jacket; his hat and his right hand resting on a table at the left
Description:
Title etched below image., Image after a print by John Fairburn, published 22 April 1806 in London. See British Museum catalogue, see Museum number: 1851,0308.420., and Publisher and date of publication from Isaac.
Daniel Lambert sits on a bergere holding a very thin and elongated woman seated on his left knee which forms a broad and soft cushion. She wears a fashionably clinging dress that flows onto the patterned carpet
Description:
Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. April, 1806 by Wm. Holland, No. 11 Cockspur St.
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., From: Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, Vol. 2, London: R. S. Kirby, 1804., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Hand-colored.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 31, 1804 by R. S. Kirby London House Yard 6 J. Scott Strand
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., From: Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, Vol. 2, London: R. S. Kirby, 1804., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 31, 1804 by R. S. Kirby London House Yard 6 J. Scott Strand
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., From: Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, Vol. 2, London: R. S. Kirby, 1804., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 31, 1804 by R. S. Kirby London House Yard 6 J. Scott Strand
Title etched below image., Place of publication and date from item., Below image at right, date of original work: Publish'd by W. & T. Darton, May 20, 1806., Title is followed by a description of Mr. Lambert, his life, and his death., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Printed and Published, August 1st, 1809, by W. and T. Darton, No.58 Holborn Hill
Title etched below image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
