Portrait of Elizabeth Powis showing a leg amputation 50 - 59 years my dear Columbia

my dear Columbia

Pupue ou Hupe

Church of St Peter and St Paul

The choice of venue was probably related to the royal surname

Bloomsbury

Portrait of Elizabeth Powis showing a leg amputation 50 - 59 years my dear ColumbiaView of Elizabeth Powis, reclining on a curtained bed, propped up against pillows. She holds her dress and petticoat to one side, showing the scar and stump from the amputation of her left leg at the hip. Powis wears a dark red or purple dress with a white lace collared undershirt. She has a blue and gold shawl and a bonnet with flowers and ribbon. Plate 1 from the publication A memoir on amputation of the thigh at the hip joint, (with a successful