Contributor |
Dighton, Robert, publisher. |
Title |
Molineaux [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Spring Gardens, England: Pubd. by Dighton 1812 |
Publisher |
ENG. Spring Gardens. 1812 |
Date |
Jan. 1812 |
Physical Description |
1 print: hand-colored etching; sheet 31 x 21 cm (12 x 8.25 in.) |
Description |
Full-length portrait of the frank, champion African American boxer, standing, bare-chested, fists raised, a crowd of spectators
in the background. Portrait published following Molineaux's second unsuccessful bid to defeat the popular Champion of England
Tom Cribb. Molineaux, a man emancipated from enslavement because of his boxing abilities, emigrated to England in the early
19th century, where he earned a living and a controversial reputation as a champion boxer.
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Notes |
LCP exhibition catalogue: An African American miscellany p. 34. |
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Lib. Company. Annual report, 1976 p. 65. |
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Accessioned 1982. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Subject |
Molyneux, Tom, 1784-1818 -- Portraits. |
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African American boxers. |
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Boxing -- Great Britain. |
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Free men -- 1783-1815. |
Genre |
Portrait prints -- 1810-1820. |
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Etchings -- Hand-colored -- 1810-1820. |
Printer |
Dighton, Robert, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - M [P.8911.653] |
Accession number |
P.8911.653 |