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Bright, Edward, approximately 1720-1750.

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Images featuring Bright, Edward, approximately 1720-1750.

9 images from works
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Line engraving.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Mezzotint.
  • Separate portraits of Daniel Lambert and Edward Bright, 50 stone and 44 stone respectively. Engraving, 1806.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Line engraving.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Wood engraving.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Line engraving by R. Graves.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Engraving by Thornton, 1786.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Mezzotint by Jones after D. Ogbourne.
  • Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Line engraving by A. Walker, 1751.

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    Édouard Bright [l'homme monstrueux'], né à Malden en 1720, mort en 1750 / [Anon].

    | Bright, Edward, approximately 1720-1750. | Date: [1750?]

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    Written description of Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone.

    | Reference: 188i
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    Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 182i
    • Pictures
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    Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Wood engraving.

    | Reference: 187i
    • Pictures
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    Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Mezzotint.

    | Reference: 191i
    • Pictures
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    Edward Bright, a man weighing forty three and a half stone. Mezzotint by Jones after D. Ogbourne.

    | Ogborne, David, 1700-1768. | Reference: 190i
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