“Young Dutch Sam. Son of the Late Phenomenon of the P.R.”

Estimate: $150–$200
Hammer price: $200

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BOXING)

Place

London, 1828

Description

Colored engraving. Signed J. Rogers.

references

Alfred Rubens, A Jewish Iconography no. 772.

summary

In the bare-knuckles era, London-born Young Dutch Sam (Samuel Elias 1808-43), the son of champion boxer Dutch Sam, did not lose a fight from 1823 to 1834.

8.1 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.4 cm) to mat.

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