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Leach, Emma, b. 1719., [Emma Leach]
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A68214
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Contributor
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818, engraver.
Title
Leach, Emma, b. 1719.
Alternate title
[Emma Leach]
Publisher
[Boston? : s.n.]
Date
[1771?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; 15.2 x 9 cm.
Description
Full-length portrait of the dwarf seated on a chair.
Notes
In Ames, Nathaniel. An astronomical diary, or, Almanack for the year of our Lord Christ 1772 (Boston, 1771), p. [1].
Miss Emma Leach, a dwarf, was exhibited in Boston in 1771.
“The following short description of the extraordinary person who lately made her appearance in this town, may not be disagreeable to our readers, although it may not be so particular, as the curious would desire, as she would not admit of an accurate examination.”--P. [2].
Another portrait appears in: Ames, Nathaniel. An astronomical diary, or, Almanack for the year of our Lord Christ 1772 (New London, 1771), p. [1].
Portrait appears as one of three engravings in the almanac. Although all three are unsigned, two are attributed to Paul Revere as an entry in his day book refers to engraving plates for an Ames almanac. It remains unclear which two of the three are Revere engravings. Cf. Brigham, Clarence S. Paul Revere’s engravings (Worcester, Mass., 1954), p. 135-136.
Genre
Portrait prints -- 1770-1779.
Engravings -- 1770-1779.
Subject
Leach, Emma, b. 1719 -- Portraits.
Women.
Dwarfs.
Related resource
http://www.librarycompany.org/extraordinarywoman/dwarf.htm
In Collections
Portraits of American Women
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