Mouth and Foot Painting Artist.- [A small collection of material relating to Sarah Beffin (sometimes Biffin, Biffen)], comprising: Now Exhibiting, at Mr Polley's, No. 17, New Bond-Street...Miss Beffin..., printed handbill, ink date 1800 to head but also 1809 faintly in pencil, portion of offsetting, light surface soiling, some tiny holes along old creases and folds, affecting in particular text along central fold, verso with some paper repairs and strip of tape to inner-edge, 165 x 127mm., E. Spragg, [?1809]; Prodige de la Nature. La célèbre Miss Beffin, née sans mains et sans bras..., printed handbill, exhibit location crossed through and corrected in contemporary ink manuscript, some very light spotting and surface soiling, laid down on slightly larger paper (pencil note to foot, some chips and tears), handbill 215 x 133mm., [France], [early 19th century]; and various clippings relating to the life and death of Miss Beffin, one further handbill and 2 cut signatures (one signed "Miss Beffin" and addressed to Mr Allen, the other signed "Mrs Wright"), all laid down on paper, v.s. (small qty).
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