Talk:Billy Waters (busker)

A mystery
Just an observation on an interesting article. Which leg was actually missing? the Derby porcelain model and the painted portrait show different legs! Richard Avery (talk) 06:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Well spotted. I thought about using it as the DYK fact but I wasn't sure if it was true as photos can get reversed. I took the photo of the pottery myself and the writing proves that it is true. The photo of the painting is probably right but I don't know. If I had to choose then I'd assume the painting was correct as it looks as if it was drawn from life, whereas the potter looks like they may have been designed by someone who had never met a black man. Oh thanks for the compliment to the article. Victuallers (talk) 09:06, 15 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh dear! Cruikshank caricature shows missing left leg, but Lord Busby shows the right. The Lord Busby version looks like it might be the model for the figurine. William Avery (talk) 21:29, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ive added the Cruikshank version - do feel free to add more - it might be that the pot figure was a reminder of racism but that OR and speculative. Victuallers (talk) 15:40, 17 August 2011 (UTC)