The great contest : between Sayers & Heenan : for £200 a side & the championship /
A large depiction of the the bare knuckles contest, held outdoors. A prominent feature is the rendering of about 100 actual individuals in the foreground (all staring at the artist, with their backs to the boxers) their faces likely reproduced from photographs.
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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Old Kent Road, S.E. [London] :
C. Roker,
[1860?]
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| Summary: | A large depiction of the the bare knuckles contest, held outdoors. A prominent feature is the rendering of about 100 actual individuals in the foreground (all staring at the artist, with their backs to the boxers) their faces likely reproduced from photographs. |
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| Item Description: | "The fight lasted 2h. 6m. and resulted in a draw, Fought near Farnborough on the 17th of April 1860." Area below the image contains a drawing of the championship belt. |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : hand colored ; image 40 x 57 cm, on card 50 x 63 cm |