Digital Commonwealth — Perkins School for the Blind
William Taylor, Restored to Sight 1751
[ca. 1750–1920]
Seated portrait of a young boy with one hand tucked into his vest (as Napoleon would) holding a hand mirror reflecting his face. Text: William Taylor, son of Mr. William Taylor, Farmer at Ightham in Kent, a boy 8 years old born blind and restored to sight in October 1751 by Mr. John Taylor A Occulist, in Halton Garden London.
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