In Paris they shew an infant Hercules, who is immensely fat.

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[between 1840 and 1880?]
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In Paris they shew an infant Hercules, who is immensely fat. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Leaflet reprinting an 1814 article from the Literary Gazette about a 7 year old French boy who weighed 220 pounds.

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[between 1840 and 1880?]

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1 sheet ; 12 x 19 cm

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