Portrait of a young man, full-length, facing the viewer but with his head turned slightly to the right. He lacks hands and legs beyond the knee and is seated before a lectern (right) with a drawing of a tree on the page. He holds a pen held against his mouth using his left elbow
Description:
Title etched below image., Text etched below the image: "This extraordinary young man was born Decr. 18, 1769, at Hook, in Hampshire, without arms or legs, as here delineated, occasioned as his mother supposes by a fright she suffered when pregnant with him. Notwithstanding these disadvantages he has by industry acquired the arts of writing & drawing, holding his pencil between the stump of his left arm and his cheek & guiding it with the muscles of his mouth. In order to assist these extraordinary efforts of ingenuity, this drawing was presented to him by Mr. Robertson, & Mr. Fittler kindly super-intended the etching. This print is sold by T. Inglefield at No. 8 Chapel Street, Tottenham Court Road, where ladies & gentlemen may see him & many more of his performances."--Below title., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Sold by T. Inglefield at No. 8 Chapel Street, Tottenham Court Road
Subject (Name):
Inglefield, Thomas, 1769-
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Phocomelus, Artists, British, and People with disabilities
"Portrait in profile of a young man who lacks hands and legs beyond the knee; full-length, sitting on a cushion before a lectern on the right, drawing a tree with a pen held against his mouth using his left elbow."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text within image., Etched below the image: These deficiencies were occasioned, (as his mother supposes) by a fright she suffer'd whilst pregnant with him. Notwithstanding these disadvantages he has by industry acquired the arts of writing, and drawing, holding and guiding the pen and pencil with the muscles of his cheek and arm., and Mounted to: 27.7 x 21 cm
Publisher:
Publish'd for T. Inglefield
Subject (Name):
Inglefield, Thomas, 1769-,
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Phocomelus, Artists, British, and People with disabilities
