Thos. Fagan: This extraordinary Character was taken in a Wood in Ireland, July 1810, by a party of Military, whose vigilnace he had eluded for a length of time; he had been about fourteen years concealed, & has attained every appearance & the manners of a Wild Man. He refuses almost every kind of cloathing & prefers animal food in a raw state; as there is every reason to suppose him a Deserter, he
Color aquatint by and after Shepheard, published Octr. 25, 1810; soldiers breaking march at country tavern and guarding half-naked prisoner. Color aquatint by and after Shepheard, published Octr. 25, 1810; soldiers breaking march at country tavern and guarding half-naked prisoner. Oblong folio, matted; plate mark, margins; worn. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1951.
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