Deformed Collection (#2)

Seated Female Figurine with Elongated Head, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figurine with Elongated Head, 300 B.C./A.D. 300

Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of Composite Human Heads with Physical Deformaties, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Feline Headdress and Facial Deformities, 100 B. C. / A. D
Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Feline Headdress and Facial Deformities, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Au Quartier Latin, 1898 (lithograph in colours)
1766961 Au Quartier Latin, 1898 (lithograph in colours) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 42x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Quartier Latin. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)

The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops
3927658 The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops, from the series Les Origines, 1883 (litho) by Redon

David Garrick (1717-79) as Richard III, Act V Scene 3, in the play by William Shakespeare
STC134780 David Garrick (1717-79) as Richard III, Act V Scene 3, in the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) engraved by Portbury (engraving) by Hogarth

The Hottentot Venus, Bushman woman, from L Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes
CHT163190 The Hottentot Venus, Bushman woman, from L Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772-1844) and Frederic Cuvier (1773-1838), 1824 (colour litho) by Last

Internal Hydrocephalus, from Nosologie Naturelle
CHT236061 Internal Hydrocephalus, from Nosologie Naturelle by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837) engraved by Tresca, 1817 (coloured engraving) by French School

Hydrocephalic mare, born 21st January 1821, 1835 (oil on canvas)
CHT235037 Hydrocephalic mare, born 21st January 1821, 1835 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d Alfort

Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho)
SD213621 Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 46.9x61.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum Purchase; American, out of copyright

Comfort to the Corns, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190139 Comfort to the Corns, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

London Corresponding Society, alarm d, or Guilty Conscience
NCO190103 London Corresponding Society, alarm d, or Guilty Conscience, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching and aquatint) by Gillray

Ms 2810 f. 29v, Monsters from the land of the Merkites, from the
CHT176648 Ms 2810 f.29v, Monsters from the land of the Merkites, from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

High heels and deformed feet (engraving)
5223887 High heels and deformed feet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High heels and deformed feet)

Grotesque Studies (recto), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper)
AMO110230 Grotesque Studies (recto), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 31.7x20.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

"There was an Old Man with a nose, who said, If you choose to suppose ", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386662 " There was an Old Man with a nose, who said, If you choose to suppose ", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was a Young Lady whose chin resembled the point of a pin", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386653 " There was a Young Lady whose chin resembled the point of a pin", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190148 La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.8x35.1 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Northern Mariana Islands: Two Men Suffering from Tuberculosis
TRV173971 Northern Mariana Islands: Two Men Suffering from Tuberculosis, from Voyage Autour du Monde sur les Corvettes de L Uranie 1817-20 engraved by Bourgeois, published 1825 (engraving) by Arago

Costumes of women of Kiangnan province and footbinding
Costumes of women in silk robes and fur hats of Liu-ching, Kiangnan province, and footbinding shoes and deformed feet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios

Joseph Carey Merrick, 1889 (b / w photo)
2600202 Joseph Carey Merrick, 1889 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Joseph Carey Merrick (1862-90) English man known as the " Elephant Man"

Hermaphrodite, from a Pompeiian fresco, c. 1800 (coloured engraving)
CHT235042 Hermaphrodite, from a Pompeiian fresco, c.1800 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

"There was a Young Lady whose nose was so long that it reached to her toes", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386661 " There was a Young Lady whose nose was so long that it reached to her toes", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Bust of Amenophis IV (Akhenaten) (c. 1364-1347 BC) from the Temple of Amun, Karnak, c
XIR182683 Bust of Amenophis IV (Akhenaten) (c.1364-1347 BC) from the Temple of Amun, Karnak, c.1353-1337 BC (sandstone) (detail) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum

Grotesque Studies (verso), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper)
AMO110229 Grotesque Studies (verso), 15th century (pen and bistre on paper) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 31.7x20.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cartoon depicting people using natural footwear to avoid deformed feet
5308840 Cartoon depicting people using natural footwear to avoid deformed feet by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting people using natural footwear to avoid deformed feet)

David as Richard III, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451185 David as Richard III, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

The Law and The Lady, A Novel (engraving)
1053334 The Law and The Lady, A Novel (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law and The Lady, A Novel)

Model showing a childs face before and after a operation to correct a harelip
CHT168616 Model showing a childs face before and after a operation to correct a harelip performed by Antoine Dubois (1756-1837) in 1799 (wax) by French School, (18th century); Musee Dupuytren, Paris

and would st thou turn the vile Reproach on me
NCO189797 and would st thou turn the vile Reproach on me? published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub
2962483 London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

National Hospital for the Deformed, Great Portland Street, and Bolsover Street (engraving)
606487 National Hospital for the Deformed, Great Portland Street, and Bolsover Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a hunchback boy, c. 1855-57 (coated salt print)
CH416895 Portrait of a hunchback boy, c.1855-57 (coated salt print) by Duchenne de Boulogne, Guillaume-Benjamin-Armand (1806-75); 22.5x16.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mary Horn, Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909, 1909 (gelatin silver print)
466548 Mary Horn, Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909, 1909 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); 11.7 x 16.8 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

The Tempest, detail of Caliban (oil on canvas) (detail of 353593)
PHD349 The Tempest, detail of Caliban (oil on canvas) (detail of 353593) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Nostell Priory, Yorkshire

Young Cretin from Valais, illustration from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837
CHT234669 Young Cretin from Valais, illustration from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837) (coloured engraving) by Tresca, Salvadore (1750-1815); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine, Paris

Endemic Scrofula, illustration from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837
CHT234665 Endemic Scrofula, illustration from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837) (coloured engraving) by Tresca, Salvadore (1750-1815); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine, Paris

Guam: A Man with Elephantiasis, from Voyage Autour du Monde sur les Corvettes de
TRV173970 Guam: A Man with Elephantiasis, from Voyage Autour du Monde sur les Corvettes de L Uranie 1817-20 engraved by Choubard, published 1825 (engraving) by Arago

Bust of Amenophis IV (Akhenaten) (c. 1364-1347 BC) from the Temple of Amun, Karnak, c
XIR165549 Bust of Amenophis IV (Akhenaten) (c.1364-1347 BC) from the Temple of Amun, Karnak, c.1353-1337 BC (sandstone) (detail) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum

Guardian at the mental ward
Miron Abramovici

The Monstrous Pig of Landser, ca. 1496. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Monstrous Pig of Landser, ca. 1496

Tibetan Dragon
When a dragon attacks the gryphons nest, The Boy with the Deformed Head comes to their rescue, slaying the monster

LONDON / CRIES / DEFORMED
The deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823

LONDON / CRIES / BEGGAR / TINY
The deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823

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Myanmar, Shan State, Inle Lake, Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village

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"Unveiling the Deformed: A Journey through Curiosities and Oddities" Step into a world where peculiarities reign supreme, as we embark on a captivating journey through the realm of deformity. From the enchanting canals of Venice to the mysterious Antipope's domain, Italy sets the stage for our exploration. Intriguingly, bunions and X-rays intertwine in this narrative, shedding light on medical anomalies that have fascinated mankind for centuries. As if plucked from a sideshow poster circa 1945, The Frog Boy beckons us with his enigmatic presence, reminding us of humanity's fascination with what lies beyond normalcy. Echoes of Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame resonate as we delve into tales like Chinese foot-binding - an ancient practice that transformed women's feet into delicate works of art but left them forever deformed. Comfort to the Corns, a hand-colored engraving from 1800, offers insight into historical attempts at alleviating foot ailments. Nature itself joins this parade of oddities; a wind-blown tree stands tall amidst its straightened counterparts. John Baggridge or Jack Double-head captivates with his dual visage captured on paper – an embodiment of duality within deformity. From literature to artistry, Songes De Pantagruel transports us further down this rabbit hole where imagination knows no bounds. In Kyabe, Chad - Africa emerges another marvel: Sara Man adorned with enormous lip plates showcasing cultural practices that redefine beauty norms. But it doesn't end there; even ancient civilizations bear witness to our fascination with deformity. Stele of Roma dedicated to Goddess Astarte unveils how even doorkeepers were not exempt from being immortalized due to their unique physical traits. Lastly, we confront shocking realities such as binding girls' feet in China – an East Asian tradition leaving lasting imprints on those who endured it.