John Broughton, prize fighter

John Broughton, prize fighter

Item Information

Title:
John Broughton, prize fighter
Description:
Man with shaven head in casual dress, holding quarter-staff in his right hand and round-brimmed hat in the left, standing whole length to front in a landscape, with head tilted to right, glancing towards the viewer, smiling with lips parted. The subject may be James Figg rather than John Broughton.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
W. Hogarth, F. Ross
Date:
March 25, 1842
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Holt Collection
Subjects:
Boxers (Sports)
Broughton, John, 1705-1789
Extent:
1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 21 x 33 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv512
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
24 Lisle Street, Leicester Square : W & G. Smith
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Inscription on item: From the Original Picture (of the same size) by William Hogarth in the collection of Henry Ralph Willett, Esqre. of Merly House, in the County of Dorset.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Holt; 1984
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (object):
After a work by William Hogarth.
Identifier:
18_06_000116
Barcode:
36666003801236