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  • A tall woman wears short feathers in her headdress and a short woman wears tall feathers in hers. Etching by James Gillray, 1795.
  • Sri Lankan mask with blue coloured face and tall red hat.
  • An obese man talking to a tall lean woman. Pen drawing, 1796.
  • A man wearing a tall hat as part of his uniform. Etching.
  • Outline of a tall tree, dwarfing figure at its base. Pencil drawing.
  • Cabinet-making: designs for a tall cupboard. Etching by J. Verchère after himself, 1880.
  • An Amazonian Indian child, next to a whitewashed wall with tall grasses all around.
  • [Page 466 of the 25 February 1893 issue of 'The Million' with an article on Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, exhibiting at The Royal Aquarium, Westminster with dwarf, Princess Topaze, 26" tall].
  • [Page 466 of the 25 February 1893 issue of 'The Million' with an article on Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, exhibiting at The Royal Aquarium, Westminster with dwarf, Princess Topaze, 26" tall].
  • Two Indian officials each standing with a tall stick. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A obstetrician dressed in a grand manner, wearing a sword and carrying a tall cane. Etching, 1773.
  • A tall lean woman having a discussion with an obese man. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1802.
  • An abnormally tall and an abnormally small man: the former about to light the latter's cigarette. Photograph, 1927.
  • A face with downturned mouth, screaming, with raised arms, between tall grey stalks. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1966.
  • A face with downturned mouth, screaming, with raised arms, between tall grey stalks. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1966.
  • Men of various sizes are sitting on chairs watching a very tall man (Moissan?). Lithograph by L. Fuchs.
  • Men of various sizes are sitting on chairs watching a very tall man (Moissan?). Lithograph by L. Fuchs.
  • A Chinese figure, seated, wearing beige robes and tall black hat. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A tall oak tree (Quercus robur L.) sheltering a horse in Fredville Park. Etching after J.G.Strutt, 1824.
  • Two Chinese sages, with an assistant in front of a tall tree. Gouache by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A view out to sea from on shore, with trees and a tall wooden tower in the foreground. Watercolour.
  • A street scene with a tall man offering snuff to a short, fat man. Coloured etching by W.P., 1827.
  • An obese man wooing a tall lean woman outside a mausoleum; representing dropsy and consumption. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1810.
  • An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.
  • A Mevlevi (?), or Sufi holy man: walking, wearing a saffron cloak and skirt, and a tall red conical hat. Gouache painting.
  • [Undated handbill (November 1889?) advertising an exhibition of Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, at the South London Palace].
  • A tall thin man accompanied by a short fat lady carrying a fan. Engraving by J. Goldar, 1772, after S.H. Grimm.
  • [Undated handbill (November 1889?) advertising an exhibition of Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian giantess over 7 feet tall, at the South London Palace].
  • [Leaflet (1855?) advertising appearances by 'Three White Hair'd Ladies' (6' 2") and their 30" tall brother at 13 High Holborn, London].
  • A little bit of history : at just 26 cm tall, the 17-year-old who is about to set a new record.