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Engraved portrait of a man in a curled wig and dark embroidered coat, with short arms, seated on a tasselled cushion. Caption below names Matthew Buchinger.

Matthias Buchinger, a phocomelic man. Etching by G. Scott, 1804.

An engraved half-length portrait of a small adult man with a full curled wig, dark embroidered coat and white cravat, his short arms ending close to his body, seated on a tasselled cushion. The printed caption beneath reads Mr. Matthew Buchinger, The Wonderful Little Man of Nuremberg, above fine hatched shading on a pale ground.

Artist
Scott, G., active 1793-1805.
Date
1 January 1804
Medium
Portrait prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3088 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1804.
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

Español: Matthias Buchinger, grabado de G. Scott, 1804

Un retrato grabado de medio cuerpo de un hombre adulto de baja estatura, con peluca rizada, abrigo oscuro bordado y corbatín blanco, con los brazos cortos pegados al cuerpo, sentado sobre un cojín con borlas. El pie impreso dice Mr. Matthew Buchinger, The Wonderful Little Man of Nuremberg, sobre un sombreado fino de trama en un fondo claro.

Português: Matthias Buchinger, gravura de G. Scott, 1804

Um retrato gravado de meio corpo de um homem adulto de baixa estatura, com peruca encaracolada, casaco escuro bordado e gravata branca, com os braços curtos junto ao corpo, sentado sobre uma almofada com borlas. A legenda impressa abaixo diz Mr. Matthew Buchinger, The Wonderful Little Man of Nuremberg, sobre sombreado fino de hachuras em fundo claro.