A boy with a skin disease together with the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below them an infant with one central eye. Coloured etching by N.E. Lerouge.

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<p>On cyclopia see reprint of: 'Anomalies and curiosities of medicine', by G.M. Gould and W.L. Pyle, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1896, p.241</p>
<p>For Hélène and Judith see: C.J.S. Thompson, 'The mystery and lore of monsters', London 1930, pp. 71-72; L. Fiedler, 'Freaks', New York 1978, p. 201; R.D. Altick, 'The shows of London', Cambridge (Mass.) and London 1978, p.37</p>

1 print : line engraving with etching ; image 13.2 x 10.8 cm

A physician appears alarmed while examining a urine specimen, his young female patient is crying, a syringe is on the table. Engraving by N. Lerouge after M. Plonski after G. Schalcken.

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Lerouge, Nicholas-Edouard, active 1864.

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A boy with a skin disease together with the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below them an infant with one central eye. Coloured etching by N.E. Lerouge.

A physician appears alarmed while examining a urine specimen, his young female patient is crying, a syringe is on the table. Engraving by N. Lerouge after M. Plonski after G. Schalcken.

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Lerouge, Nicholas-Edouard, active 1864.

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A boy with a skin disease together with the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below them an infant with one central eye. Coloured etching by N.E. Lerouge.

A physician appears alarmed while examining a urine specimen, his young female patient is crying, a syringe is on the table. Engraving by N. Lerouge after M. Plonski after G. Schalcken.

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