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Foster Powell - The Astonishing Pedestrian

1869

$103.17
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About the Item

Foster Powell, the astonishing pedestrian, 1734-1793. Famous for his marathon walks across England, from London to York and back, for a wager. He travelled to France and Switzerland, where he 'gained attention by his remarkable walking power'. In November 1773 he upped his game, walking 402 miles from London to York and back, in five days and eighteen hours. He repeated this feat in 1778, 1790 and 1792, when he was 58 years old.26 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. 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)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    1 of 1Price: $129
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bournemouth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1589215410652

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