Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773.

  • Nebot, Balthasar, active 1737-1741.
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[1804]
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768429i
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Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Antient & Modern Print Warehouse, No. 174 Strand) : Wm Richardson, [1804]

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1 print : etching ; platemark 23.6 x 17.5 cm

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Foolish Sam an ideot well known about Leicester Fields, Newport Market &c. Died anno 1773. His brother is one of the musicians in the Guards. Painted & etch'd by Balthazar Nebot a Spaniard.

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The new wonderful museum, and extraordinary magazine, London: R. S. Kirby, 1807, p. 2457 (a print copied from this etching and a brief account apparently also derived from Nebot's portrait)

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Wellcome Collection 768429i

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