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
    Catalogue details

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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