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  • Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.
  • Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Etching by J. Gleadah.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing over fifty stone, aged 36. Coloured etching.
  • A male dwarf said to be Persian and to possess unusual talents. Etching, ca. 1740.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.
  • Jeffery Hudson, a dwarf and Walter Parsons, a giant. Engraving.
  • A strongman prepares to drink a glass of the tonic Byrrh before performing his act. Colour process print, 19--.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.
  • A male dwarf said to be Persian and to possess unusual talents. Etching, ca. 1740.
  • A strongman poses next to his weights surrounded by a crowd. Photograph, 19--.
  • Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Engraving, 1809.
  • Mr E. Naucke, weighing 410 lbs. Reproduction of wood engraving.
  • Jeffery Hudson, a dwarf and Walter Parsons, a giant. Etching.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.
  • Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Sampson ("beats all records for strength") at the Royal Aquarium, London].
  • A strongman (Emile de Suyck?) invites a woman to volunteer to help him in his final feat. Process print, 1906 (?).
  • Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Engraving after C. Leigh.
  • Mr E. Naucke, weighing 410 lbs. Reproduction of wood engraving.
  • Thomas Topham, lifting 1836 lbs. Etching by C. Leigh, 1741, after W.H. Toms.
  • Mr. F.A. Canfield, the strongest man in the world : whose extraordinary strength have gained for him the title of the American Samson!.
  • On Thursday, July 17, 1845, Mr. Canfield! : The strongest man in the world! Whose extraordinary feats of strength have gained him the title of The American Samson! will appear and perform the following Herculean feats ... / Royal Albert Saloon.
  • Daniel Lambert, a very large man. Engraving, 1809.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.
  • Two boys performing as strongmen. Reproduction of a photograph.
  • Relief of Jeffery Hudson, a dwarf, Walter Parsons, a giant, and another subject. Line engraving by T. Barber after T.H. Shepherd.
  • Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.
  • Daniel Lambert, weighing almost forty stone. Oil painting.
  • A strongman (Emile de Suyck?) invites a woman to volunteer to help him in his final feat. Process print, 1906 (?).