Joseph Clark, famous contortionist in London, 17th century

Joseph Clark, the famous posture master, died 1696. London contortionist capable of dislocating bones and grimacing to pass as a deformed person. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper from Henry Wilson and James Caulfield's Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869

17th Century 19th Century Bones Book Of Wonderful Characters Contortionist Deformity Disabled Dislocation Eccentric Extraordinary Freak Grimace Gurner Henry Wilson James Caulfield John Camden Hotten Memoirs And Anecdotes Piccadilly Prankster Remarkable Robert Cooper Stipple Engraving Street Performer

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