3-053-219 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

The Deformito-Mania, 1847. 'This is the Ne Plus Ultra of Hideousness, acknowledged such by the Press! Hirsute Boy. Hall of Ugliness - the Greatest Deformity in the World Within - no connection with Deformity next door. By Far the Ugliest Biped is Here - One Shilling [admission]. Hall of Wonder'. Illustration from an article in the "Punch" periodical, criticising the rise in shows and exhibitions in venues such as the Egyptian Hall in London, which focused on humans with physical differences.