(SPORTS BOXING) Gravure portrait of early champion Peter Ja

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(SPORTS--BOXING.) Gravure portrait of early champion Peter Jackson. Gravure, 37 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches with very wide margins, platemark 25 x 18 1/2 inches; worn outside platemark with several closed tears, uneven toning and a 3-inch area of loss, minimal wear within platemark beyond light foxing. Vienna: Cadbury Jones and Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, 1894

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The great 19th-century boxer Peter Jackson (1861-1901) was born on St. Croix in the Danish West Indies to Jamaican parents, was raised in Australia, and gained his greatest fame during long stints in America. Though denied a shot at the heavyweight title by the color bar, he was recognized as the "colored champion," and once fought future champion James Corbett to a brutal 61-round draw. This print is done from a painting of Jackson by A.D. Baston, and also includes his facsimile signature and an engraved insignia from his athletic club.