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
