 Etty was considered extremely unattractive , described by his 1855 biographer Alexander Gilchrist — a great admirer — as " Slovenly in attire , short and awkward in body — large head , large hands , large feet — a face marked with the small @-@ pox , made still more noticeable by length of jaw , and a quantity of sandy hair , long and wild : all , conspired to make him ' one of the oddest looking creatures ' in a Young Lady 's eyes — what she would call ' a sight ' ; one , not redeemed ( to her ) , by the massive brow , its revelation of energy and power , the sign @-@ manual of Genius there legible . " 
