Portrait of Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780-1850) Size:M: 50 x 40cm including the skeleton of a

including the skeleton of a giant human

The nerves terminated in bulbous enlargements: that of the great sciatic nerve was as large as a walnut

Manchester with presents from fans

skin as black as a Negro

Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf

Portrait of Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780-1850) Size:M: 50 x 40cm including the skeleton of aHalf length portrait of Heinrich Schumacher, seated, body half turned to the right as viewed. The astronomer sits in a high backed wooden chair with rounded arms incorporating a carved leaf design. The background is entirely red patterned wallpaper. Schumacher is dressed in a black suit with a high collared white shirt and tie. He holds a small rounded box in both hands, possibly a spectacles case, with a black and gold fluted surface. Heinrich