A female dwarf, holding a flower, in a country setting. Etching.
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- 2928i
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- The life of John Hunter / By Jessé Foot.
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In the background, open ground surrounded by trees, and with a building used for exhibiting the dwarf. Above the door is a painting of her, and a man outside announces her presence by blowing a trumpet. A rococo cartouche surrounds the figure
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1 print : etching
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The wonderful and surprising English dwarf two foot eight enches high born at Salisbury in 1709. Has been shewn to the royal family and most of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain.
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With: The wonderful strong and surprising Persian dwarf ... , Wellcome Library catalogue no. 2929i
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Wellcome Collection 2928i
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