Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Tom Molineaux ('Molineaux') NPG D13314

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by and published by Robert Dighton

Born a slave on a plantation in Georgetown, Virginia, he was trained by his father as a bare-knuckle boxer, fighting other slaves for the pleasure of plantation owners. After a particularly impressive victory where he made his owner a substantial fortune from winning bets, he was given $500 and granted his freedom. He arrived in England in 1809, expecting to earn money as a prizefighter. Trained by Bill Richmond, another freed American slave and prizefighter, his most famous matches were against the British champion... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.