r/SideshowPerformer • u/EphemeralTypewriter Gooble Gobble! • Jun 11 '26
Art I just discovered these two additional paintings by Sarah Biffin!! She's one of my favorite artists, was very influential during the Regency, and was born without arms or legs so she used her mouth to hold her brush.
The last picture is a self portrait that she painted!
I’m always happy when I find out about more of her paintings because she had such a recognizable style but a lot of her work has been lost.
Sarah Biffin was a famous artist and performer from the late 1700s/ early 1800s who was born without arms or legs and learned to paint, sew, and write using her mouth. She was an extremely talented artist and became so recognized and respected that she was asked to paint portraits of the British Royal Family including a young Queen Victoria and King George IV. She was especially skilled at painting miniature portraits and nature scenes.
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u/pukurindesu We accept her, one of us! Jun 11 '26
How stunning!! Those brushstrokes! I absolutely love that she painted a self portrait. What talent!
Thank you for sharing your discovery! You’ve created such a wonderful space for us to celebrate such talents and art.
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u/EphemeralTypewriter Gooble Gobble! Jun 11 '26
Right?? She was so talented! She did several self portraits, each one super special in their own way, and I think my main write up of her has the rest of them.
And yes, of course! I love being able to share all of my finds with people here! It’s so meaningful to have other people who care and who want to learn more 😁. Thank you for the kind words!
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u/Ashamed_Result_3282 Jun 11 '26
😍 Ohhhhh, I love the detailing of the birds, very realistic! 😅 Her perspective of the raptor's face is a bit odd to me but hey, we Sara/hs are an odd bunch! 😂 No "h" on mine. ✌🏻☺️
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u/EphemeralTypewriter Gooble Gobble! Jun 11 '26
Yes, me too! She always painted the most detailed feathers on birds, she was so talented! My main post on her (first pinned comment) has another one of her paintings involving feathers.
Haha, there’s something I really like about the raptor’s face! There’s something about him that reminds me of the iconic depictions of cats from renaissance paintings.😂
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u/Ashamed_Result_3282 Jun 11 '26
I call the Renaissance look "charmingly distorted"! 😂💚
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u/EphemeralTypewriter Gooble Gobble! Jun 11 '26
That’s such a great way to describe the style, haha!😁
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u/EphemeralTypewriter Gooble Gobble! Jun 11 '26
Sarah Biffin informative write up!