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The famous battle between Richard Humphreys & Daniel Mendoza.
1788
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 07/Normal/Prints/Titles En-Fo GA 2014.00231
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1788/01/11.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Boxers (Sports)—England—Odiham—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mendoza, Daniel, 1764-1836—Caricatures and cartoons
- Humphries, Richard, d. 1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Odiham (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- England—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Athletes—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The famous battle between Richard Humphreys & Daniel Mendoza.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 07/Normal/Prints/Titles En-Fo GA 2014.00231
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/qj72pg223
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1788/01/11.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1788
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 28.4 x 38.8 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Inscribed in plate, lower margin: "Fought at Odiham in Hampshire Jan. 9th, 1788. Allowed by all Judges of the Gymnastic Art to have been the most scientific ever exhibited. The odds in favor of Humphreys before the battle was 2 to 1, then 6 to 4 and at last 2 to 1 against him on account of the extraordinary skill displayed by Mendoza who, after having knocked down Humphreys three times successively and supported the honors of the stage for near half an hour, by his antagonist closing with him and by reason of his superior Strength & Weight giving him several severe falls, he breathless gave up the contest. Sic Transit gloria Mundi."
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Boxers (Sports)—England—Odiham—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mendoza, Daniel, 1764-1836—Caricatures and cartoons
- Humphries, Richard, d. 1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Odiham (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- England—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Athletes—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/803cf15f-2c1f-4204-98e5-6aea1276856c/manifest