Chang Yu-sing the Chinese giant, with his wife, King-Foo and Chung Mow, a dwarf. Wood engraving, 1865.

Selected images from this work

For sitter see: C.J.S. Thompson, 'The mystery and lore of monsters', London 1930, p.p. 181-182 and L. Fiedler, 'Freaks', New York 1978, p.107

[London], 30 September 1865.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 23.3 x 16.5 cm

The Chinese giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf. ... Lettering continues with a description of the sitters

Artist's monogram is indistinct

Bridget Telfer et al., Reframing disability: portraits from the Royal College of Physicians, London 2011, pp. 44-45