'Chevalier Desseasau, Remarkable for his Vanity', 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper.

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'Michel Descazeaux Du Halley, Remarkable for his Vanity', 1821. Portrait of 'vain dwarf' Michel Descazeaux du Hally (1710-1775), a French adventurer who supposedly served in the Prussian army, but fled to England after duelling with a fellow officer. He wrote poetry while confined in the Fleet Prison in London. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. II, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]

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