Gigantism & Dwarfism.- Boitard (Louis Philippe) and others. Collection of 14 prints of people exhibiting above-average height, or with short stature, including 'Maximilian Christopher Miller' 1733, a 'Swiss Giantess', two variant impressions of 'Mr O'Brien the Irish Giant the tallest man in the known world being near nine feet high', six variant portraits by John Kay, Cruikshank's 'Mr Simon Paap', and 'Santiago-de-los Santos, from Chine, 25 inches high, 49 years old', etchings and engravings, some hand-coloured, various sizes between 145 x 110 mm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in) and 340 x 220 mm (13 3/8 x 8 1/2 in), all unframed, 18th and 19th century (14)
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