"Portrait of a Persian dwarf, full-length, slightly turned to the left, holding up ropes tied to his hair, dressed in a frockcoat with the skirts buttoned back and with a Turkish hat on his head, a large weight at his side, a harlequin pointing to an advertisement for the dwarf on a shed beyond, the whole surrounded by scrolling rococo foliate and shell designs."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wonderful strong and surprising Persian dwarf
Description:
Title etched below image., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue. Also from contemporary newspaper clipping mounted with print on the Lewis Walpole Library impression., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted with a contemporary newspaper clipping, dated 18 July 1740, announcing the arrival of the Persian dwarf.
Title etched below image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., Inscription after title: The wonderful and surprising English dwarf 3 foot 6 inches high, born in Persia, is fifty six years old, speaks eighteen languages sings Italian, dances to admiration and with the ropes ty'd to his hair when put over his shoulders lifts the great stone A., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dwarfs (Persons)., Ropes, Bodybuilders, Human curiosities, and Dwarfs
Title from item., Published: Henry Wilson and James Caulfield, The Book of Wonderful Characters, London: Hotten, 1869., Trimmed to 17.8 x 14.2 cm with loss of imprint., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and One of three copies.
Title from item., Published: Henry Wilson and James Caulfield, The Book of Wonderful Characters, London: Hotten, 1869., Trimmed to 17.8 x 14.2 cm with loss of imprint., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Uncolored.
Title from item., Date and place of publication from item, 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.
The frontispiece to an enlarged version of Henry Fielding's The tragedy of tragedies ... London : Printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1731. Hogarth chose Act II, scene viii, a burlesque of the meeting of Octavia nd Cleopatra in Drydens' All for love. The Princess Huncamunca and the Amazon Glumdalca, rivals for the love of Thumb. Hogarth show Huncamunca with large breasts and heavy arms, thick neck, and cherubic countenance
Description:
Title and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Note in Steevens's hand above: Tom thumb / 171., and On page 52 in volume 1.
Title, place of publication, and date supplied by curator., Figures depicted are labeled: Giovani Baptista Belzoni; Ann Siggs; Patrick O'Brien; George Romondo; Mr. Daniel Lambert., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823,, Cotter, Patrick, 1759 or 1760-1806,, Lambert, Daniel, 1770-1809,, Romondo, George, 1765-after 1804,, Siggs, Ann,, and O'Brien, Patrick, 1760-1806,
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Human curiosities, Giants (Persons)., Dwarfs, Bodybuilders, and Obesity
Each image shows two dwarf hunchbacks dressed in 16th century attire. In the upper image, they sit on the opposite sides of a block, playing cards. The figure on the right, sitting with his legs crossed, is about to show a card, as his companion has already shown his card. In the lower image, the figures roll the dice on a small stone plinth, in the foreground two small pails probably used as dice-boxes
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Each image shows two dwarf hunchbacks dressed in 16th century attire. In the upper image, they sit on the opposite sides of a block, playing cards. The figure on the right, sitting with his legs crossed, is about to show a card, as his companion has already shown his card. In the lower image, the figures roll the dice on a small stone plinth, in the foreground two small pails probably used as dice-boxes
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
