tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post6661918240103947330..comments2024-03-28T18:56:23.935-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: 1895 Vintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-74531396280877013832021-07-23T14:50:03.912-10:002021-07-23T14:50:03.912-10:00Right. A dwarf with such proportions would indeed...Right. A dwarf with such proportions would indeed be rare, but not totally unheard of.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-49803901151815315402021-07-23T14:14:00.350-10:002021-07-23T14:14:00.350-10:00The head is much too large for the body. But dwarf...The head is much too large for the body. But dwarfism wouldn’t usually result in the perfect proportions of the body itself. ”Proportionate Dwarfism” is also a thing, but that big head rules that out. Of course all rules are meant to be broken.fqmorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831433505381045694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-81386619575351045182021-07-23T12:44:07.827-10:002021-07-23T12:44:07.827-10:00More than a few of the academic models showed up a...More than a few of the academic models showed up again and again in the work of that era, but I've never seen this guy anywhere else. He's certainly built to be an acrobat.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-60394257566204306672021-07-23T12:13:47.162-10:002021-07-23T12:13:47.162-10:00Yes, dwarfism would probably explain the proportio...Yes, dwarfism would probably explain the proportions. Perhaps looking at his rather fine physique he was part of a acrobatic troupe?David Life modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196698330275917017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-47158507943594529742021-07-23T06:17:31.475-10:002021-07-23T06:17:31.475-10:00I hadn't thought of dwarfism, but you could be...I hadn't thought of dwarfism, but you could be right. Thanks for the compliment!Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-62837165699634057402021-07-23T05:13:30.829-10:002021-07-23T05:13:30.829-10:00Not just you. I'm wondering, considering the s...Not just you. I'm wondering, considering the shape of the legs, if dwarfism might be a possibility here. Lovely drawing regardless. Loving this series, by the way. I check in with you every morning with my coffee. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17768675601668192673noreply@blogger.com