Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Bill Richmond ('A striking view of Richmond') NPG D10726

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by and published by Robert Dighton

Bill Richmond, whose skills in the boxing ring earned him the nickname the 'Black Terror', was born in Staten Island, New York. Lord Percy - the general who commanded the British Forces occupying the city during the American Revolution - witnessed Richmond's victory in a tavern brawl and took him in as a servant. In a number of matches against British soldiers, arranged by Percy for the entertainment of guests, Richmond was unbeaten. Percy brought him back to England in 1777 and Richmond began... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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