Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America. Above the Last Supper is the Golden Rule, written in a scroll, and on the table cloth are the words Love one another'. Her husband's tattoos can be viewed in picture 10583082 and 10583083
Picture No
13729389
Media ID
45398719
Size
3400px x 4848px
(1.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Carl Miller in the Strand Magazine, April 1897, page 432.. Image digitally colourised
Date
1897
