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Richard Humphreys, the Celebrated Boxer Who Never Was Conquered

Creator Name

John Young;
After John Hoppner;
Richard Humphreys

Cultural Context

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Date

1788

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Print

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Title

Richard Humphreys, the Celebrated Boxer Who Never Was Conquered

Creator

John Young, British, 1755–1825 London, Engraver;
After John Hoppner, Artist;
Richard Humphreys, Sitter

Worktype

Prints

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Material

Mezzotint printed in color with hand coloring, between first and second states

Dimensions

plate: 22 11/16 x 16 7/8 in. (57.6 x 42.9 cm);
height: 57.6264centimetre;
width: 42.8626centimetre

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Language

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Date

1788

Provenance

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1969

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Rights

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Public Domain

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Subjects

Men; Portraits; Boxing; Athletes

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John Young, Richard Humphreys, the Celebrated Boxer Who Never Was Conquered, 1788, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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