EditorialMiss Anna Swan. A collection of pamphlets, handbills, and miscella. London, c. 1871. A poster describing Miss Anna Swan, the Nova-Scotian giantess, the largest woman in the world. Below the illustration is mentioned the world renowned Siamese twins, an...
EditorialSouth London Palace, Lambeth. Miss Elizabeth Lyska, the famous Russian giantess the greatest modern phenomenon. The sensation of the age … Though but eleven years old, she is now over 7-ft. high and weighs about 300lbs. Portrait of Elizabeth Lyska "F...
EditorialSketchbook with a study of a giant, a giantess and a baby for an illustration from Fran?ois Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. Draughtsman: Henk Henri?t. Dating: c. 1936 - c. 1940. Measurements: h 205 mm ? w 311 mm.
EditorialMiss Anna Swan. A collection of pamphlets, handbills, and miscella. London, c. 1871. A poster describing Miss Anna Swan, the Nova-Scotian giantess, the largest woman in the world. Below the illustration is mentioned the world renowned Siamese twins, an...
EditorialSouth London Palace, Lambeth. Miss Elizabeth Lyska, the famous Russian giantess the greatest modern phenomenon. The sensation of the age … Though but eleven years old, she is now over 7-ft. high and weighs about 300lbs. Portrait of Elizabeth Lyska "F...