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Thomas Parr - Who died at the age of 152 years

1869

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Thomas Parr, who died at the age of 152 years. "The old very old man or Thomas Parr, son of John Parr of Winnington in the Parish of Alberbury who was born in the year 1483 in the reign of King Edward IV being 152 years old in the year 1635." The portrait was once in the collection of Face of Old Parr whisky. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by R. Page after a portrait by Peter Paul Rubens from Henry Wilson and James Caulfields 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
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    1869
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bournemouth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1589215386772

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