Title

Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) and Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760-1806), c1780 (1894). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) and Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760-1806), c1780. Count Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) was a Polish-born dwarf who toured in European and Turkish courts. Patrick Cotter O'Brien (1760-1806) was the first of only thirteen people in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet. The two men met on Cotter's tour of 1780. From 'The Strand Magazine: July to December, 1894'.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1780

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C63_234

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44,9Mb (3,2Mb) / 10,3in x 16,9in / 3102 x 5063 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel tall height people male man men entertainment little guy giant small contrast century tour short concept dwarf B&W two people MONOCHROME metaphor Side By Side black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector Unknown O'Brien Jozef freak show Cotters Tour Jozef Boruwlaski Boruwlaski Patrick Cotter O'Brien Patrick Cotter