Deformation Collection

Chinese Foot-Binding
The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe

Two Ancient Britons, male and female, painted with woad (a blue dye) and armed with swords and spears

Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East Asia
The shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922

Crenulation cleavage developed in Pre-Cambrian age chlorite schist, a metamorphic rock Llyn, Wales, UK, May

Game Card: Five of acorns based on a German-made game with comic illustrations
FGL5466255 Game Card: Five of acorns based on a German-made game with comic illustrations. A hunchback mounted on a goat sends a spear to a wild boar. Hand-coloured engraving

Engraving depicting a geological fold
5309459 Engraving depicting a geological fold, which occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata

The Double-Headed Baby (engraving)
8637259 The Double-Headed Baby (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Double-Headed Baby)

Lazarus and Baptista Colleredo, Italian conjoined twins (engraving)
8672137 Lazarus and Baptista Colleredo, Italian conjoined twins (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazarus and Baptista Colleredo (1617-1645)

German made playing card
FGL5489045 German made playing card: the jack is represented under the grotesque features of a goggle hunchback and dirty nose wearing objects against the evil eye. Engraving of 1545; Fototeca Gilardi

ANAMORPHOSIS, 1642 (engraving)
7272508 ANAMORPHOSIS, 1642 (engraving); (add.info.: ANAMORPHOSIS the eye of the Cardinal Column, anamorphosis for cylindrical mirror)

Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South America
Indigenous men and women of Brazil and Paraguay, South America, wearing lip and ear plugs (pelele)

Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving)
7186268 Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving) by Austrian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deformed woman of Prague, 1596)

Tristan and Isalde in the Baumgarten, 1837 (engraving)
7273660 Tristan and Isalde in the Baumgarten, 1837 (engraving); 13.2x9.5 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Illustration from the folk books, " 13 & 14)

La Gran Nusta Mania Occollo
BON78185 La Gran Nusta Mania Occollo by Mexican School, (18th century); 46.3x38.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner
STC324256 The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Turkish archer with two heads, 1697 (engraving)
7186269 Turkish archer with two heads, 1697 (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish archer with two heads, 1697)

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco
7240205 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco) by Italian School

the "Hunchbacks"in Church Sant Anastasia
7125815 the " Hunchbacks" in Church Sant Anastasia by Orefice, Paolo (fl.1591); (add.info.: Holy water stoups referred to as the " Hunchbacks")

the "Hunchbacks"in Church Sant Anastasia
7125814 the " Hunchbacks" in Church Sant Anastasia by Orefice, Paolo (fl.1591); (add.info.: Holy water stoups referred to as the " Hunchbacks". Church Sant Anastasia)

Andvaris curse (colour litho)
7173304 Andvaris curse (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dwarf Andvari cursing the gold stolen from him)

The dwarf knew which was the youngest (colour litho)
2812948 The dwarf knew which was the youngest (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dwarf knew which was the youngest)

Schneewittchen (litho)
6020514 Schneewittchen (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schneewittchen)

Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf and his wife. 1869 (lithograph)
7232941 Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf and his wife. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch Dwarf, 1733-1790s, and his wife)

John Valerius, born without hands or arms, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232982 John Valerius, born without hands or arms, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Valerius, born without hands or arms)

Miss Hawtin, born without arms, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232977 Miss Hawtin, born without arms, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Hawtin, born without arms, 18th century)

Francis Trovillou, the Horned Man, 16th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232973 Francis Trovillou, the Horned Man, 16th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Trovillou, the Horned Man)

Berholde, a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy. 1869 (lithograph)
7232937 Berholde, a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy

George Romondo, an eccentric mimic, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232974 George Romondo, an eccentric mimic, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Romondo, an eccentric mimic, 18th century)

Madame Teresia, the Corsican Fairy, 1743-1790. 1869 (lithograph)
7232984 Madame Teresia, the Corsican Fairy, 1743-1790. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Maria Teresa, the Amazing Corsican Fairy)

Chevalier Desseasau, remarkable for his vanity, died 1775. 1869 (lithograph)
7232950 Chevalier Desseasau, remarkable for his vanity, died 1775

John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter. 1869 (lithograph)
7232980 John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Smith, better known by the name of Buckhorse)

Joseph Clark, famous contortionist in London, 17th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232971 Joseph Clark, famous contortionist in London, 17th century

The Pig-Faced Lady, famous in London circa 1815. 1869 (lithograph)
7232954 The Pig-Faced Lady, famous in London circa 1815

Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century. 1869 (lithograph)
7232949 Count Joseph Boruwlaski and his wife and child, 18th century

Matthias Buchinger, German artist and performer, 1674-1722. 1869 (lithograph)
7232933 Matthias Buchinger, German artist and performer, 1674-1722

Figures from British history: Catherine
7148843 Figures from British history: Catherine, Countess of Desmond, Anglo-Norman Irish noblewoman said to been 140 years old when she died in 1604; Mary Davis

German Dwarf (engraving)
7186830 German Dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Dwarf)

Princess Paulina, the smallest Lilliputian in the world (engraving)
7157355 Princess Paulina, the smallest Lilliputian in the world (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Paulina, the smallest Lilliputian in the world)

Vot a Burnin Shame! (engraving)
7177870 Vot a Burnin Shame! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vot a Burnin Shame)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Nain; Dwarf; Zwerg (engraving)
7196811 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Nain; Dwarf; Zwerg (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nain; Dwarf; Zwerg)

Antediluvian monsters (engraving)
7185786 Antediluvian monsters (engraving) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antediluvian monsters)

THE HUNCHBACK, 1881 (oil on canvas)
7215290 THE HUNCHBACK, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci, Italian conjoined twins (engraving)
7157332 Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci, Italian conjoined twins (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci)

The Twin Brothers (engraving)
7185525 The Twin Brothers (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Twin Brothers)

Lancelot and the Dwarf (litho)
7160345 Lancelot and the Dwarf (litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lancelot and the Dwarf)

India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving)
7152683 India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving)
7195737 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung)

the "Hunchbacks"in Church Sant Anastasia
7125816 the " Hunchbacks" in Church Sant Anastasia by Caliari, Gabriele (1568-1631); (add.info.: Holy water stoups referred to as the " Hunchbacks".Church Sant Anastasia)

Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b / w photo)
3656544 Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charless Stratton)

Deformation of the Suns Disc by Refraction
3625588 Deformation of the Suns Disc by Refraction, Elliptic Form of the Sun at the Horizon (engraving) by European School

Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe
3756193 Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving)
3655656 Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving) by European School

A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho)
3655534 A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho) by Rhead

The little black dwarf walked round (litho)
3655526 The little black dwarf walked round (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little black dwarf walked round)

Washington Irvings short
3772993 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

Midget (colour litho)
5198407 Midget (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midget)

German tenor Max Alvary as Siegfried in Richard Wagners opera Die Walkure at the Royal Opera House
6014117 German tenor Max Alvary as Siegfried in Richard Wagners opera Die Walkure at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (litho) by Birkenruth

German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho)
6014111 German tenor Julius Lieban as Mime in Richard Wagners opera Siegfried (litho) by European School

Wedding photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton
6030644 Wedding photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton, American entertainer known as General Tom Thumb, and his wife, Lavinia Warren

Mediaeval Pastime--Minstrels, Jugglers, and Dwarf (engraving)
655723 Mediaeval Pastime--Minstrels, Jugglers, and Dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaeval Pastime--Minstrels, Jugglers, and Dwarf)

Soldier and midget
LLM457916 Soldier and midget by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier and midget. Victorian scrap.); © Look and Learn

Ticket to visit Miss Millie Chrisine, the two-headed nightingale (engraving)
608643 Ticket to visit Miss Millie Chrisine, the two-headed nightingale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ticket to visit Miss Millie Chrisine)

Advert for an appearance of Don Francisco Hidalgo (engraving)
608622 Advert for an appearance of Don Francisco Hidalgo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for an appearance of Don Francisco Hidalgo)

The pigmies of Piccadilly: Lucia Zarath and General Mite with the exhibitor (engraving)
608609 The pigmies of Piccadilly: Lucia Zarath and General Mite with the exhibitor (engraving) by English School

The Dwarf and the Gemstone (chromolitho)
734919 The Dwarf and the Gemstone (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dwarf and the Gemstone)

Snow White and Rose Red Brush Snow from the Bear (chromolitho)
734914 Snow White and Rose Red Brush Snow from the Bear (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow White and Rose Red Brush Snow from the Bear)

Then the dwarfs held it out to her (colour litho)
2813702 Then the dwarfs held it out to her (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Then the dwarfs held it out to her)

Jeffrey Hudson, English court dwarf and jester at the court of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria (chromolitho)
2788778 Jeffrey Hudson, English court dwarf and jester at the court of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria (chromolitho) by European School

Siamese twins, Rosa - Josepha Blazek From "Le Petit Journal ", Paris
2603707 Siamese twins, Rosa - Josepha Blazek From " Le Petit Journal ", Paris, 8 April 1891 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Siamese or conjoined twins)

Wyband Lolkes, the Dutch dwarf (engraving)
609517 Wyband Lolkes, the Dutch dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wyband Lolkes, the Dutch dwarf); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Mr Matthew Buchinger, the wonderful little man of Nurenberg (engraving)
609511 Mr Matthew Buchinger, the wonderful little man of Nurenberg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Matthew Buchinger)

The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf (engraving)
608439 The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Giant, Chang)

The Bear Turns into a Prince (chromolitho)
734917 The Bear Turns into a Prince (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bear Turns into a Prince)

Peter the Great and his Dwarf Poupee (engraving)
2813223 Peter the Great and his Dwarf Poupee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter the Great and his Dwarf Poupee)

The Irish Giant and the little Polish Nobleman (engraving)
2796554 The Irish Giant and the little Polish Nobleman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Irish Giant and the little Polish Nobleman)

Snow White and Rose Red (colour litho)
3622324 Snow White and Rose Red (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow White and Rose Red)

Circus troupe (b / w photo)
3096496 Circus troupe (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus troupe. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Joseph Carey Merrick, 1889 (b / w photo)
2600202 Joseph Carey Merrick, 1889 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Extremes in height (coloured photo)
1092356 Extremes in height (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extremes in height. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Dwarf with the Long Nose (coloured engraving)
979180 The Dwarf with the Long Nose (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dwarf with the Long Nose.); © Look and Learn

Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas (engraving)
3629570 Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1839)

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"Exploring the Intriguing World of Deformation: From Ancient Practices to Cultural Curiosities" Chinese Foot-Binding: Unveiling the Painful Tradition that Shaped Beauty Standards Two Ancient Britons Reveal Mysterious Deformities of a Bygone Era Indigenous People of Brazil and Paraguay: Embracing Unique Body Modifications Millook Haven, Cornwall 1905: Nature's Artistry in Deformed Rock Formations Kyabe, Chad - Sara Man with Enormous Lip Plates: A Symbol of Identity and Beauty Shocking Result of Binding Girls' Feet in China: An Alarming Consequence Explored Crenulation Cleavage in Llyn's Chlorite Schist: Tracing Pre-Cambrian Metamorphic Transformations The Deformed Woman of Prague (1596): A Glimpse into Historical Perceptions and Stigma Tristan and Isalde in the Baumgarten (1837): Love Amidst a World Full of Distortions Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe: Delving into the Dark Side of Human Cruelty through Physical Manipulation Mime Writhes under Lashes he Receives (1910): Exploring Torturous Performances and Their Impact La Gran Nusta Mania Occollo.