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First documented account of a pig-faced lady

First documented account of a pig-faced lady

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Who
G J Boekenoogen
Where
Netherlands
When
1621
Papers published by G J Boekenoogen (Netherlands) trace the legend of girls born with the face of a pig back to the 1630s. A Dutch print goes farther back, recounting the story of a girl from 1621 who grew up to eat from a trough and talk in grunts. Such fanciful accounts were spread in pamphlets and ballads that were in general circulation during the 17th and 18th centuries.