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Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, as old men. Aquatint.

Chang and Eng Bunker. Oil painting by Edouard-Henri-Théophile Pingret, 1836.

The zodiac man. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.

Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, in evening dress. Colour wood engraving by H.S. Miller.

Conjoint twins born at Palermo in 1755. Engraving by J. Aveline.

Twins share one vision : 'incredible' sisters stun experts by seeing through each other's eyes.

The giants wedding.

Four grotesquely deformed children. Line engraving.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, performing with clarinets, wearing top hats. Photograph, c. 1927.

Anne-Marie Hérig, a girl with a skin disease; the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below, an infant with one central eye. Coloured etching by N.E. Lerouge after J. de Sève.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, dressed for golf. Photograph, c. 1927.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, taking tea. Photograph, 1927.

Craniopagus.

Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, in an oriental setting. Lithograph, 1830.

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Anne-Marie Hérig, a girl with a skin disease; the conjoined twins Judith and Hélène; below, an infant with one central eye. Coloured etching by N.E. Lerouge after J. de Sève.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, dressed for golf. Photograph, c. 1927.

Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, taking tea. Photograph, 1927.

Craniopagus.

Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, in an oriental setting. Lithograph, 1830.