Tom Sayers.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1857-1860

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/8 x 9 1/8in. (31.4 x 23.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/2 x 10 11/16in. (36.8 x 27.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young man wearing a coat or jacket trimmed with lambswool and braid and a shirt with a high collar. Beneath the portrait is an emblem consisting of a lion standing beside a shield. The lion holds a banner that reads: "CHAMPION OF ENGLAND."

Object number1950.202.24

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image: "TOM SAYERS. / Born 1826 at Pimlico, near Brighton, Sussex, England, Height, 5 feet 8 1/2 inches. Fighting Weight, 150 to 154 libs. / 564."

On verso, in purple ink, upper left: "818". In pencil, lower left: "Print / Box 7/ #20". Lower right: "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 6". Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower left.NotesSubject Note: Tom Sayers (1826-1865) was Heavyweight Champion of England from 1857 to 1860. On 17 April 1860, he fought John C. Heenan at Farnborough, England. Heenan seemed to have the advantage, when the crowd broke into the ring. Sayers received a special Silver Championship Belt to commemorate this fight and retired from the ring.

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