Sequah on Clapham Common, 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Sequah on Clapham Common, 1890. Creator: Unknown.

3-061-748 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Sequah on Clapham Common, 1890. William Henry Hartley or Sequah was a self proclaimed medical practitioner and entertainer who built up a cult like following. His ‘medical show’ took to the road in the form of a caravan, a full pioneering prairie rig, complete with assistants dressed up as ‘cowboys and indians’ that drew huge crowds wherever they went.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Sequah: : travelling showman, quack doctor

Medium
  1. Oil on canvas

Picture Type
  1. Painting

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Medicine

People Famous People

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3675
File Size : 53,403kb


Aliases

  1. 45036i
  1. 1290000513
  1. 3-061-748
  1. 3061748
  1. 45036i

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