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Images from the collections

Images about Centenarians

62 images from works
  • Isaac Ingall, aged 118. Mezzotint by J. Yeatherd after J. Nash.
  • Thomas Laugher, known as Old Tommy, aged 107. Stipple engraving.
  • William Walker, aged 123. Line engraving after J. Slack.
  • Peter Garden aged 131. Engraving.
  • Catherine Warman, died aged 107. Etching, 1755.
  • Elias Hoyle, aged 113. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1822.
  • Thomas Laugher, known as Old Tommy, aged 107. Etching, 1807.
  • Mrs Anne Drury-Lowe, aged 102. Pencil drawing by G. Woodley, 1849 (?).
  • Dame Jeffrey at 101 years old. Photograph.
  • Margaret Finch, aged 108. Engraving by J. Sharp.

Works from the collections

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    Henry Jenkins, aged 169. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1752, after R. Walker.

    Walker, Robert, -1660. | Date: 1752 | Reference: 359i
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    Thomas Parr, aged 152. Wood engraving.

    | Reference: 927i
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    Thomas Laugher, known as Old Tommy, aged 107. Stipple engraving.

    | Reference: 2218i
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    Thomas Laugher, known as Old Tommy, aged 107. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

    | Date: 1 August 1821 | Reference: 2219i
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    Thomas Parr, said to have died aged 152, with a border depicting three figures and various symbols relating to mortality. Stipple engraving, 1807.

    | Date: 20 March 1807 | Reference: 938i

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