Madame Giradelli. The Celebrated Fire Proof Female
Print
1818 (printed)
1818 (printed)
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Hand coloured etching depicting Madame Giradelli, 'The Celebrated Fire Proof Female', 1818.
Madame Giradelli is described in Henry Morley's 1858 book Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair as 'A famous person in the Fair before and after the year 1814', who 'put lead in her mouth, and spat it out marked with her teeth, passed red-hot irons over her body and limbs, thrust her arms into fire, washed her hands, not only in boiling oil, but also in boiling oil and aquafortis.'
Madame Giradelli is described in Henry Morley's 1858 book Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair as 'A famous person in the Fair before and after the year 1814', who 'put lead in her mouth, and spat it out marked with her teeth, passed red-hot irons over her body and limbs, thrust her arms into fire, washed her hands, not only in boiling oil, but also in boiling oil and aquafortis.'
Object details
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| Title | Madame Giradelli. The Celebrated Fire Proof Female (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured etching on paper |
| Brief description | Hand coloured etching depicting Madame Giradelli, 'The Celebrated Fire Proof Female' |
| Physical description | Hand coloured etching depicting Madame Giradelli. She holds a red-hot shovel to her head with her right hand, her left hand is placed in a flaming brazier, and her right foot rests on a grate of burning coals. |
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| Summary | Hand coloured etching depicting Madame Giradelli, 'The Celebrated Fire Proof Female', 1818. Madame Giradelli is described in Henry Morley's 1858 book Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair as 'A famous person in the Fair before and after the year 1814', who 'put lead in her mouth, and spat it out marked with her teeth, passed red-hot irons over her body and limbs, thrust her arms into fire, washed her hands, not only in boiling oil, but also in boiling oil and aquafortis.' |
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| Accession number | S.1211-2011 |
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| Record created | November 4, 2011 |
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