With her miniaturist’s brush pinned to her cloak, Sarah Biffin presents herself as past generations of professional artists have done: wearing fine clothes and displaying an awarded medal. None of these details signal her status as a self-taught artist of working-class origins or her physical disabilities. Biffin had phocomelia, or as described on her baptism record, she was “born without arms and legs.” Biffin taught herself to use her mouth to write, sew, and paint, achieving significant fame as a miniaturist in her lifetime. Biffin took portrait commissions across England, strategically promoting her talents and her physical condition on circulated posters and flyers, indicating that she was not only an accomplished artist but also an adept businesswoman.