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February 22, 2021

In a wood engraving, the embalmed body of a woman is displayed in a decorated glass case inside a gallery. Her body is hairy and posed in a dress with a tight corset. Well-dressed visitors walk through the gallery and observe her body. A caption reads: "Miss Julia Pastrana, the embalmed nondescript, exhibiting at 191 Piccadilly."

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© 2022 Art Hx: Visual and Medical Legacies of British Colonialism

Art Hx: Visual and Medical Legacies of British Colonialism