Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 3

Unknown
Thomas Hudson - Remarkable for his Misfortunes

1869

$102.33
$127.9220% Off
£76
£9520% Off
€89.62
€112.0320% Off
CA$141.77
CA$177.2120% Off
A$159
A$198.7520% Off
CHF 83.27
CHF 104.0820% Off
MX$1,932.05
MX$2,415.0620% Off
NOK 1,057.36
NOK 1,321.7020% Off
SEK 1,002.45
SEK 1,253.0720% Off
DKK 668.97
DKK 836.2120% Off

About the Item

Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821. Date: 1 July 1821 Thomas Hudson lost his fortune in the South Sea Bubble after he had "ventured the whole of his fortune in that disastrous project. Misfortune now became his intimate companion—the news of the failure of his darling scheme, arrived at the time when he had to witness the decease of an affectionate wife. These severe reverses were too much for him: he left his favourite residence, in a state of bankruptcy, and made the best of his way for London. From this period he became in a manner insane; and Tom of Ten Thousand (as he used to call himself), was like Poor Joe—all alone! The peculiarity of his dress, and deformity of figure, attracted particular notice; wrapped in a rug, and supported by a crutch, without either shoes or stockings, did this poor creature perambulate, even in the coldest weather, the fields about Chelsea, craving assistance. … After many years of misery, Death took this "son of misfortune" from his earthly troubles, in the year 1767, at a very advanced age."—Wilson, loc. cit. Published in The Book of Wonderful Characters Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in All Ages and Countries ,l First published in: 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: $128
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Bournemouth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1589215387842

More From This Seller

View All
Thomas Laugher - Community called Old Tommy
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Thomas Laugher, commonly called Old Tommy, 1700-1812. Teetotaller, former liquor merchant of Tower Street, London, famous for his great longevity. Standing with a cane and hat at a d...
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Thomas Wood - The Abstemious Miller
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Thomas Wood, The Abstemious Miller, 1821. Portrait of miller Thomas Wood (1719-1783), made c1773 when he was 53 years old. Wood, of Billericay in Essex, became known for his weight-l...
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Henry Jenkins - Who lived to the amazing age of 169 years
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Henry Jenkins, who lived to the amazing age of 169 years. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36: Portrait of Henry Jenkins, 1501-1670. Fisherman and later beggar who lived ...
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Jane Lewson - Remarkable for her age and peculiarities
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Jane Lewson (1700–1816) is the most likely of several women to have furnished Charles Dickens with the model for his eccentric spinster Miss Havisham in the novel Great Expectations....
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Thomas Cooke - The Notorious Islington Miser
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
This intriguing engraving captures the enigmatic figure of Thomas Cooke, the notorious Islington miser. The portrait showcases his unique sense of fashion, with every detail meticul...
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Foster Powell - The Astonishing Pedestrian
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
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,...
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

You May Also Like

François Viète
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (1540–1603), is known by mathematicians as the “Father of Algebra.”. Paris: 1861. Etching on tissue-thin Japon paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (...
Category

Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 - 1801).Original Etching from "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankin...
Category

1810s Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Character - Etching - 17th century
Located in Roma, IT
Character is an etching realized by a Flemish artist of 17th century. The little picture is in good conditions except for lack of paper on the edges and left corner. Small inscript...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by an anonymous artist in 1872. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed by the artist, illegible. Good conditions, aged with foxing. The artwork is re...
Category

1870s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Figure - Original Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original lithograph on paper realized by Anonymous Artist of 19th Century. In good conditions except for some stains. The artwork represents a man. The artwork is depi...
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching