Sujet

'What Is It?' - attraction at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1846. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'What Is It?' - attraction at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1846. Illustration of Harvey Leach, who took on the stage name 'Signor Hervio Nano' or 'The Gnome Fly'. Leach was born with a congenital limb defect, meaning his legs were not fully formed in the womb. Leach managed to progress from being a 'freak attraction' to becoming a celebrity performer. He performed acrobatic stunts like walking down a flight of stairs on his hands and crawling across a ceiling like a fly. Leach appeared 54 times at the Adelphi Theatre in London in the 1837-38 season.

Date

1846

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A07_006

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 25,2cm x 25,3cm / 2972 x 2988 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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