Sujet
Thomas Parr, Who died at the Age of 152 Years', 1821.
Légende
'Thomas Parr, Who died at the Age of 152 Years', 1821. Portrait of Englishman Thomas Parr who claimed to be a supercentenarian. ' Old Parr' claimed to have been born in 1483, and died in 1635. The physician William Harvey performed an autopsy on Parr, who had allegedly survived on a diet of 'subrancid cheese and milk in every form, coarse and hard bread and small drink, generally sour whey'. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. II, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]
Date
1821
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F21_269
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,7Mo (2,0Mo) / 33,7cm x 46,6cm / 3984 x 5500 (300dpi)