Infighting, Walter De Baum and Walter Campbell, from the Boxing Positions and Boxers series (N266) issued by P. Lorillard Company to promote Red Cross Long Cut Tobacco by P. Lorillard Company

Infighting, Walter De Baum and Walter Campbell, from the Boxing Positions and Boxers series (N266) issued by P. Lorillard Company to promote Red Cross Long Cut Tobacco 1893

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drawing

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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print

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possibly oil pastel

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oil painting

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coloured pencil

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coffee painting

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underpainting

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men

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watercolour bleed

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watercolour illustration

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athlete

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"Infighting," a lithograph from the "Boxing Positions and Boxers" series, was created by P. Lorillard Company in 1893 to promote their "Red Cross Long Cut" tobacco. This trade card depicts two boxers, Walter De Baum and Walter Campbell, locked in a close-quarters fight. The image illustrates the intensity and physicality of the sport while subtly advertising the tobacco brand. This colorful print, characteristic of trade cards of the late 19th century, is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

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