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Henry Wilson and James Caulfield

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Illustrations from  ‘The Book of Wonderful Characters: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all Ages and Countries, Chiefly from the Text of Henry Wilson and James Caulfield’ (1869)

Francis Trovillou, The Horned Man

Joseph Clark, The famous Posture Master

Barbara Urslerin, The Hairy faced Woman


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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ‘The Balloon’ (1870) and ‘The Pigeon’ (1871)

Oil on canvas


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John Everett Millais

John Everett Millais, ‘Twins (Grace and Kate Hoare)’ (1876)


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