"Bill Richmond, the black pugilist, stands directed to the right, left leg advanced, fists raised. He is stripped to the waist, wearing a spotted handkerchief for belt, with neat breeches, stockings, and tied shoes."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Richmond, Bill, 1763-1829, and Richmond, Bill, 1763-1829.
Subject (Topic):
African American boxers, Boxers (Sports), and British
"Copy of a man with shaven head (James Figg) in casual dress, holding quarter-staff in his right hand and round-brimmed hat in the left, standing whole length to front in a landscape, with head tilted to right, glancing towards the viewer, smiling wit...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published for the proprietor March 25th, 1842, by W. & G. Smith, 24 Lisle Street, Leicester Square and C. Graf, lith. to Her Majesty
Subject (Name):
Broughton, John, 1705-1789,, Figg, James, -1734,, and Willett, H. R. 1786-1857. (Henry Ralph),
Print of Molyneux in a fighting stance, likely during his fight against English champion Tom Cribb of 1810 or 1811
Description:
Thomas "The Moor" Molineaux, although usually called Tom Molineaux (which is sometimes spelled Molyneaux) was an African-American bare-knuckle boxer and former slave. He spent much of his career in Great Britain and Ireland, where he had some notable ...
Publisher:
Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
Subject (Name):
Molyneux, Tom, 1784-1818, and Molyneux, Tom, 1784-1818.
Subject (Topic):
African American boxers, Prints, and Boxers (Sports)
