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Aaron Martinet
Wilson and the betters [sic] = Le marcheur Wilson et ses parieurs / Hx Exxx.
À Paris : Chez Martinet rue du Coq , [1815?
etching, hand colored
image: 169 x 244 mm; plate mark: 196 x 252 mm; sheet: 267 x 345 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.717
Notes
George Wilson commenced his celebrated 1,000 walk from Blackheath on Sept. 11, 1815.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows George Wilson walking from left to right, surrounded by a small group of spectators. Two men at right shake hands, presumably concluding a wager on the success of Wilson's walk, while a group of three onlookers at left includes a man carrying a woman pick-a-back. In the background a man passes on horseback; two tents, presumably set up to provide shelter and refreshments for Wilson's spectators, are visible behind him.
Associated names
Martinet, Aaron, 1762-1841, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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