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Charles Hutton. Stipple engraving by C. Knight after Mary Byrne.
Byrne, Mary.Reference: 4475i- Archives and manuscripts
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M0003815: Skeleton of Charles Byrne, known as "the Irish Giant"
Date: 27 March 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/31/73Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 : Royal Mail book of stamps / [written by Eugene Byrne ; designed by Howard Brown].
Byrne, Eugene.Date: 2009- Pictures
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Charles Byrne, a giant, George Cranstoun, a dwarf, and three other normal sized men. Etching by J. Kay, 1794.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1794Reference: 3087i- Pictures
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Three giants, the tallest identified as Charles Byrne and the others as twins, and six spectators including an unidentified lady and dwarf. Etching by J. Kay, 1784, after himself.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1784Reference: 2289i