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Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Etching by J. Gleadah.

Daniel Lambert, weighing over fifty stone, aged 36. Coloured etching.

A male dwarf said to be Persian and to possess unusual talents. Etching, ca. 1740.

Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.

Jeffery Hudson, a dwarf and Walter Parsons, a giant. Engraving.

A strongman prepares to drink a glass of the tonic Byrrh before performing his act. Colour process print, 19--.

Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Engraving, 1809.

Phosferine : the greatest of all tonics : hope visits the sufferer : royal commands / Ashton & Parsons Ltd.

A strongman poses next to his weights surrounded by a crowd. Photograph, 19--.

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Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.

Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Engraving, 1809.

Phosferine : the greatest of all tonics : hope visits the sufferer : royal commands / Ashton & Parsons Ltd.

A strongman poses next to his weights surrounded by a crowd. Photograph, 19--.