Benjamin Smith jumping off Blackfriars Bridge, London
Benjamin Smith, a Southcottian prophet, jumping off Blackfriars Bridge, London, believing that angels will bear him up. Sadly, he hit his head on a buttress on his way down, and was killed
Picture No
10910357
Media ID
48207339
Size
5200px x 3604px
(4.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/SPR
Source
Illustration in J E Smith, Legends and Miracles (1837)
Date
circa 1817
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