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Engraving recording Selina Young, who was dubbed ‘the female Blondin’ or ‘Madame Geneveive’, traversing on a 600 metre rope across the Thames from Battersea to Cremorne Gardens. She performed the feat five times, to audiences of around 2,000 people, taking about seven minutes … Read Full Description
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Engraving recording Selina Young, who was dubbed ‘the female Blondin’ or ‘Madame Geneveive’, traversing on a 600 metre rope across the Thames from Battersea to Cremorne Gardens. She performed the feat five times, to audiences of around 2,000 people, taking about seven minutes to make each crossing. Blondin refers to the famous tight rope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin (1824-1897).
From the original edition of the Illustrated London News.
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