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

London (No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard) : Printed for & sold by Carrington Bowles at his map & print warehouse

1 print : etching ; platemark 34.8 x 25.8 cm

Henry Jenkins of Ellerton in Yorkshire, who lived to the surprizing age of 169. Which is 16 years longer then old Parr. Taken from an original painting done by Walker. ; Thos. Worlige delin et fecit 1752 ... The lettering continues with "The great age of Henry Jenkins, by Mrs. Anne Saville ..." and the epitaph on a monument to the sitter at Bolton in Yorkshire

Wellcome Collection 359i