Original Cabinet Card - CC037 Calfshire County Buntings

Miss Dorabelle Tootle of Calfshire County was born under a blood moon, raised on root vegetables, and destined for greatness from the hips down. With legs forged by mystery and quadriceps that defied all known textiles, Dorabelle was more than a lady—she was a landmark.

Doctors were baffled. Dressmakers were terrified. Marble sculptors wept openly in her presence. And yet, Dorabelle never once considered her legs an inconvenience. “One must be grounded,” she famously quipped, “especially when one is capable of cracking cobblestone with a brisk stroll.”

The gentleman beside her—Mr. Theodore Bunting of no particular repute—was a lifelong admirer of Dorabelle’s strength, style, and unflinching ability to high-kick through mahogany. While he played a quiet clarinet, she toured the vaudeville circuit as “The Thunderthigh Temptress of Turnip Row.”

This portrait was commissioned on the eve of their engagement, after Theodore bravely survived three formal dances and a celebratory potato sack race in her honor.

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Colin Batty is an artist from Manchester, UK. He has worked on countless cool projects including Tim Burton's, Mars Attacks, the Oscar nominated short, The Sandman, Eddie Murphy's, The PJ's and many, many more. Colin has contributed to Freakybuttrue for many years and graces this site with his amazing designs, incredible sculptures, comics and his world famous cabinet card paintings and so much more.

Each original cabinet card is a genuine one hundred year old (or more) photograph on which Colin directly paints. Photographs of this age are often creased, scratched, deteriorated, and otherwise worn. Colin often utilizes the character of the wear to find inspiration.

Each card is signed and dated by the artist.

High quality prints of this original can be purchased HERE.