'The lady without legs or arms': how an artist shattered Victorian ideas about disability | Painting
The achievements of Sarah Biffin, once a fairground attraction, are recognised in a new exhibition
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Rare paintings by artist Sarah Biffin who was born without arms or legs go up for auction in Essex
Sarah Biffin was born in Somerset in 1784 with congenital deformity phocomelia, teaching herself to write, paint and hold scissors using only her mouth as a child.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
The story of Sarah Biffin, the record-breaking Victorian artist born without arms or legs
The 19th-century artist became a miniaturist whose work was admired by Dickens and Queen Victoria
Source: telegraph.co.uk