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One of the lions, or, The living statue at the London Museum
Published
[1817]
engraving
10 1/16 x 6 1/2 in. (border cropped)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2006
Notes
See as No. 12970.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
An obese man, the showman or door-keeper at Bullock's Museum, stands full face in the doorstepof the Museum, both hands resting on a tall cane.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
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