2-617-524 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Mr Henry Blacker the British Giant, c1750. Henry Blacker was born near Cuckfield, Sussex in 1724. Blacker was seven feet four inches tall and he was the tallest man ever to exhibit in England. He styled himself the ‘British Giant’ and started his exhibiting career himself in London in 1751. Very little is known about Blacker after his exhibiting career ended. From 'The Strand Magazine: July to December, 1894'.