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]. |
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Miss Emma Leach, a dwarf, was exhibited in Boston in 1771. |
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“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].
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Another portrait appears in: Ames, Nathaniel. An astronomical diary, or, Almanack for the year of our Lord Christ 1772 (New
London, 1771), p. [1].
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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.
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Genre |
Portrait prints -- 1770-1779. |
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Engravings -- 1770-1779. |
Subject |
Leach, Emma, b. 1719 -- Portraits. |
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Women. |
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Dwarfs. |
Related resource |
http://www.librarycompany.org/extraordinarywoman/dwarf.htm |