Oval engraving of a man with curled hair and no visible arms or hands, in a draped garment, with Latin text below.

Johannes Valerius, man born without hands or arms, engraving 1819

An oval engraved frame encloses a half-length figure of a man with a curled wig-like hairstyle, his bare upper body shown with no visible arms or hands, wearing a draped garment. A Latin inscription below names Johannes Valerius, and a printed line reads published March 16, 1819.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 16 March 1819
Medium: Portrait prints Intaglio prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2542 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1819.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century 18th century 1810s 1819 engraving etching latin inscription portrait print oval frame intaglio