Légende

Giant Amazon Queen performing at the Alhambra, 1885. Advertisement for Marian Holland, who performed as the Giant Amazon Queen, starring in the operetta, 'Babil and Bijou' at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square. She was born on January 31 1866 in Benkendorf, Germany, with giantism, and was 8 feet 2 inches tall. Holland is depicted in full costume standing next to an average-sized man.

Date

1885

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A13_335

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,8Mo (2,5Mo) / 32,3cm x 41,0cm / 3815 x 4837 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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