The giant, good-looking and slim, his legs disproportionately long, stands in a room surrounded by admiring spectators. He rests his right hand on the head of a foppish young man in regimentals. An elderly officer (left) stands on a chair inspecting him through a spy-glass. A young man in riding-dress holds out one enormously thick leg, his other leg being thin. A fat lady (right) clutches the giant's coat. A fat parson gazes up at him and a dog fawns on his right leg. A buxom courtesan enters through a door on the left. On the wall is a placard: 'The Surprising Irish Collossus. King of the Giants Measuring Eight Feet Five (?) Inches . . . Noble Order of St Patrick'.  27 March 1785
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<p>Print made by: Thomas Rowlandson
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<dl><dd>Published by: T Smith</dd></dl></div>
1785<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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