Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes', 1821.
Sujet

Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes', 1821.

Légende

'Thomas Hudson, Remarkable for his Misfortunes', 1821. Portrait of the beggar Thomas Hudson, 'an unfortunate'. Hudson (died 1767) supposedly invested and lost his entire fortune in the disastrous 'South Sea Bubble', a fraudulent scheme of 1720, and subsequently lost his beloved wife. 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_270

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 31,4cm x 49,7cm / 3703 x 5875 (300dpi)

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