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Engraving of Blasius de Manfre the Water Spouter. [London]: Caufield & Harding, 1794. Fine half-length portrait from Portraits, Memoirs, and Characaters of Remarkable Persons, of this “unusual entertainer” who could regurgitate huge quantities of liquid in large arcing fountains on command. A vignette of his performance appears in the background. Attractively hand-colored. A strong impression, attractively hand-colored. With leaf of explanatory text. 10 ¼ x 8”. Fine.An early variant of this classic portrait, based on a print by Sebastian Jenet, after an etching by Wenceslaus Hollar.