Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A boy found in the forests of Aveyron, France, who had been living 'wild' since a small child as he was unable to speak. Coloured engraving, 1805.
A boy found in the forests of Aveyron, France, who had been living 'wild' since a small child as he was unable to speak. Coloured engraving, 1805.
Wellcome Collection

A boy found in the forests of Aveyron, France, who had been living 'wild' since a small child as he was unable to speak. Coloured engraving, 1805.

1805

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: The young savage, found in the forests of Aveyron in France. In the year 1798.

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