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Lord Grenville, Prime Minister and leader of the Broad Bottoms faction, meets Sarah Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus": on account of their similar body-mass, a dynastic marriage is considered. Coloured etching attributed to W. Heath, 1810.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: 15 of Nov. [1810]Reference: 33012i- Ephemera
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Just arrived from London, and, by permission, will be exhibited here for a few days at Mr. James's Sale Rooms, corner of Lord-street : that most wonderful phenomenom of nature, the Hottentot Venus : the only one ever exhibited in Europe.
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A "Hottentot" woman with prominent buttocks. Watercolour painting.
Reference: 3096i- Books
Black Venus, 2010 : they called her "Hottentot" / edited by Deborah Willis ; with research assistance by Carla Williams.
Date: 2010- Books
The Hottentot Venus : the life and death of Saartjie Baartman : born 1789 - buried 2002 / Rachel Holmes.
Holmes, Rachel.Date: 2007