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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 201

[LAMBERT, Daniel (1770 – 1809)] WILLIAMS, Charles. The Two ...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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[LAMBERT, Daniel (1770?1809)] WILLIAMS, Charles.?THE TWO GREATEST MEN IN ENGLAND.?London: S.W. Fores, April 7, 1806. Handsomely colored engraving depicting the heaviest man in the world of his era, Daniel Lambert, the gaol keeper and animal breeder of Leicester, who weighed over 700 pounds at the time of his death. Here, he fills a large sofa, while Charles James Fox, the prominent and influential member of parliament and British Foreign Secretary looks on from the right. 103/8 ? 15?", laid down on blue paper. See BM 1868,0808.7436.