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Ann Moore - The fasting woman of Tutbury

1869

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Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761. Went on long fasts for money from 1807, but exposed as a fraud in 1813. Later sent to prison for falsely collecting money for charity in 1816. Depicted in her fasting bed with Bible and spectacles. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper from Henry Wilson and James Caulfield’s Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869. Mild Foxing Image: 18.0 x 11.0 cm In conservation mount: measures 31.5 x 25.0cm
  • Creation Year:
    1869
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)
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    1 of 1Price: $130
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bournemouth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1589215389822

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