Title etched within image., Publication attributed to John Bowles and dated based on imprint from other prints in the series., Print for July. One of a series of etchings representing the months of the year. Only the image for January has the series title "Lilliputian figures"., Six lines of verse below title: The steward by his spendthrift lord is sent, to dun poor Hopp for some arrears of rent ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Lilliputians., Month designation in series erased from this impression., and Restrike date suggested in an unverified card catalog record: ca. 1810.
Title etched below image., Date from item., Published: 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 by R.S. Kirby 11 London House Yard & I. Scott 447 Strand
Subject (Name):
Buchinger, Matthew, 1674-1739.
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Anomalies, and Human curiosities
"Portrait of an exceedingly tall man wearing a striped waistcoat and tailcoat, resting his right elbow on an open door while a tailor stands on a chair on the right, measuring his other arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Giantism -- O'Brien, Patrick.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cotter, Patrick, 1759 or 1760-1806
Subject (Topic):
Giants (Persons), Human curiosities, and Tailoring
Title and date from item. and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the Act directs, 21 Jany.1780, by M.A. Rigg, No.116, near Hatton Street, Holborn
Subject (Name):
Everitt, Thomas Hills, 1779-1780.
Subject (Topic):
Breastfeeding, Mother and child, Obesity in children, Human curiosities, Mothers, and Infants
Title from item., Place of publication and date supplied by curator., Sheet trimmed., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Human horns.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Anomalies, Horns (Anatomy), and Human curiosities
Title from item., Place of publication derived from publisher's street address., Date of publication supplied by curator., Inscription following title: Done from the Original Painting in the Collection of the Honble. Sr. Hans Sloane Bnt., 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 Sold by Thos. Bowles at the Blackhorse in Cornhill
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Anomalies, Horns (Anatomy), and Human curiosities
A copper token or pass with a full length image of Mrs. Newsham on the obverse and the address and date on the reverse. Mrs. Newsham was an African albino who apparently appeared in Thomas Hall's shows. Hall was a taxidermist and proprieter of the Finsbury Square Curiosity House and was active 1779-95.
Alternative Title:
To be had at the Curiosity House, City Road, near Finsbury Square, London 1795
Description:
Title from text on obverse side of item., Text from reverse side: To be had at the curiosity house, City Road, near Finsbury Square, London 1795., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Name):
Hall, Thomas, active 1779-1795., Newsham, Mrs.,, and Curiosity House (London, England)
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Attribution is questionable., Sheet partially 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:
Pubd.by G. Johnson
Subject (Name):
Lolkes, Wybrand, 1733-.
Subject (Topic):
Dwarfism, Dwarfs (Persons)., Dwarfs, Human curiosities, and Spouses
Title and date from item., Place of publication derived from Caulfield's known place of business., Description from British Museum website: Portrait of Daniel, Oliver Cromwell's porter; whole length, standing, upper body turned slightly to left, looking up to left with expression of severity, his left foot placed forward, wearing hooded cloak, holding open a book with both hands., From: James Caulfield, Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons..., Vol. 1., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Patients, psychiatric; Religious mania; Giantism.
Publisher:
Published by J. Caulfield
Subject (Topic):
Religious fanaticism, Mentally ill, Giants (Persons)., and Human curiosities
Title etched within item., Print for February. One of a series of etchings representing the months of the year. Only the image for January has the series title "Lilliputian figures"., Six lines of verse below image: Of all the times for leud [sic] delights, There's none like masquerading nights ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Lilliputians -- Literature: allusion to Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, 1547-1616., Month designation in series erased from this impression., and Suggested restrike date in an unverified card catalog record: ca. 1810.
