Thomas Parr, said to have lived 152 years. Line engraving.
- Soutman, Pieter (Pieter Claesz), approximately 1593-1657.
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On Parr see the Dictionary of National Biography
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1 print : line engraving ; image 12.9 x 12.6 cm
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Thomas Parr a Shropshire man, who liv'd in the reign of ten kings & queens aged 152 years, & now lyes buried in Westminster Abby
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Wellcome Collection 935i
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The head is derived from the head of a rat-catcher in a print designed by Soutman
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