Sujet

Grave of the Black Dwarf, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Grave of the Black Dwarf, 1845. The headstone of '...a poor deformed creature called David Ritchie, who, when even arrived at man's estate, was only about three feet five inches in height. He was much deformed, and obtained amongst his neighbours...the nick name of " Bowed Davie". When...he died, he was found to have hoarded twenty pounds - like a canny misanthrope as he was. His demise took place, after a few days' illness, in December, 1811, at the age of seventy one. He was buried in Manor churchyard [in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders]; a rowan-tree (mountain ash) was planted at the head of his grave - a part of it now remaining to mark the spot. Now, however, it is more effectually rescued from oblivion by a head-stone, which has been recently erected by the Messrs. W. and R. Chambers, the eminent litterateurs and publishers of Edinburgh'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_003

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,5Mo (5,3Mo) / 38,5cm x 42,0cm / 4546 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

religious country religion British church Scotland death Christianity location SCOTTISH Victorian century cemetery grave graves gravestone gravestones graveyard Britain disability disabled newspapers press concept churchyard B&W disabilities prejudice 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Scots The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper engraving Unknown