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Mary Toft (Tofts), who duped several doctors into believing she had given birth to a litter of rabbits: twelve episodes. Etching.

A credulous congregation listening to a sermon by a fiery preacher. Engraving by T. Cook, 1798, after W. Hogarth.

Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Stipple engraving by Maddocks.

Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.

Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Coloured stipple engraving by Maddocks, ca. 1819.

Mary Toft (Tofts). Mezzotint by J. Faber, 1726/1727, after J. Laguerre.

An advertisement occasion'd by some passages in Sir R. Manningham's diary lately publish'd. / By J. Douglas.

A narrative of the most extraordinary delivery of Mary Toft ... / With a preface by a man-midwife.

An exact diary of what was observ'd during a close attendance upon Mary Toft, the pretended rabbet-breeder of Godalming in Surrey, from Monday Nov. 28, to Wednesday Dec. 7 following. : Together with an account of her confession of the fraud. / By Sir Richard Manninghan.

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Mary Toft

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Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Coloured stipple engraving by Maddocks, ca. 1819.

Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Stipple engraving by Maddocks.

An advertisement occasion'd by some passages in Sir R. Manningham's diary lately publish'd. / By J. Douglas.

A narrative of the most extraordinary delivery of Mary Toft ... / With a preface by a man-midwife.

An exact diary of what was observ'd during a close attendance upon Mary Toft, the pretended rabbet-breeder of Godalming in Surrey, from Monday Nov. 28, to Wednesday Dec. 7 following. : Together with an account of her confession of the fraud. / By Sir Richard Manninghan.

Mary Toft

Images from the collections

Images featuring Mary Toft

Works from the collections

Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Coloured stipple engraving by Maddocks, ca. 1819.

Mary Tofts, a woman who pretended that she had given birth to rabbits. Stipple engraving by Maddocks.

An advertisement occasion'd by some passages in Sir R. Manningham's diary lately publish'd. / By J. Douglas.

A narrative of the most extraordinary delivery of Mary Toft ... / With a preface by a man-midwife.

An exact diary of what was observ'd during a close attendance upon Mary Toft, the pretended rabbet-breeder of Godalming in Surrey, from Monday Nov. 28, to Wednesday Dec. 7 following. : Together with an account of her confession of the fraud. / By Sir Richard Manninghan.

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