Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Daniel Lambert NPG D21428

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by (Benedictus) Antonio van Assen, published by and after J. Parry

Daniel Lambert was forced to retire from his role as keeper of Leicester gaol due to his weight. In 1806 he had a special carriage built to carry him to London, where he became a celebrity, exhibiting himself as a natural curiosity at 53 Piccadilly for a fee of a shilling. He was widely discussed in the press and frequently appeared in caricatures. He died aged 39 weighing over 52 stone -- the heaviest recorded person in history (until the twentieth century). He remains a... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.