Master Wybrants, an infant weighing 39 pounds, on his mother's knee. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806.

  • Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.
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6 October 1806
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852i
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Master Wybrants, an infant weighing 39 pounds, on his mother's knee. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1806. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (50 Piccadilly) : S.W. Fores, 6 October 1806.

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1 print : etching with watercolour ; platemark 34.6 x 24.7 cm

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Mr. Lambert in miniature or Master Wybrants the modern Hercules, who at the age of 4 months weighed 39 pounds ... The lettering continues: "measured 2 feet round the thigh and 8 inches round the arm to be seen at the corner of Sackville Street Piccadilly"

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. 3, p. 475, no. 10634

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Wellcome Collection 852i

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