Henau, V. J. de | A limb-deficient artist

Henau, V. J. de

V. J. de Henau. European Celebrity, Artist of the Royal Academy of Brussels. Brussels: Imp. Lith. Ad. Mertens, nd

Color lithograph poster (35 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.; 900 x 835 mm). Laid down on linen, lightly browned, occasional soiling, fold creases, some with slight separation and minor loss. Framed and glazed with Plexiglas.

A very uncommon poster promoting a limb-deficient Belgian artist, supposedly a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-arts de Belgique, here depicted not only painting with his left foot while holding his palette with his right, but also playing a mandolin, shooting mark, and playing cards.