'Old Boots, A well known character at Rippon in Yorkshire', 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper.

'Old Boots, A well known character at Rippon in Yorkshire', 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper.

2-714-153 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Old Boots, A well known character at Rippon in Yorkshire', 1821. Portrait of Old Boots (c1692-1762), 'an eccentric shoe shiner' who was 'blessed with a plentitude of nose and chin'. People 'frequently gave him money, on condition that he would hold it between his nose and chin; which request he always complied with, and bore off the treasure with great satisfaction'. 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]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Robert Cooper, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
Subject
  1. Old Boots: British, English: Bootblack
People Related
  1. J Robins & Co: British: Publisher, printer, publishers, printers
  2. Henry Wilson: British: Author, writer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Occupations

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3672x5871
File Size : 63,160kb


Aliases

  1. 0580065440
  1. 2-714-153
  1. 2714153

Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.