Boxer Gallery

Boxers fighting in a ring, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)

7236776 Boxers fighting in a ring, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boxers fighting in a ring, ancient Rome. The pugilists wear cesti or battle gloves and short tunics. Gladiateurs: Pugilats chez les Romains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his L'antique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.); © Florilegius

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John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter., 1869 (lithograph)

7232980 John Smith or Buckhorse, 18th century prizefighter., 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Smith, better known by the name of Buckhorse. 18th century bareknuckle prizefighter with a mishapen head, he fought 71 fights, losing to Somerset John Cooper and heavyweight champion Jack Broughton. Later, he allowed Eton and Westminster boys to punch him for a shilling a blow. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper after a portrait by Daniel Dodd from Henry Wilson and James Caulfield's Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869.); © Florilegius

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The procession of living phenomena (colour litho)

2783579 The procession of living phenomena (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The procession of living phenomena. An exceptional wedding procession and parade through the streets of Cenon, near Bordeaux. The bride and groom -- a boxer and a fair dancer -- were followed by their circus companions. Among them are the Cannon Woman, the Bearded Woman, the Giant and the Dwarf. Some little lions kept on a leash, and with an orange blossom collar, were the tread. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 3 April 1932.); © Look and Learn.

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