An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing (1897): Art, History and Details

An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing (1897) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The series An Alphabet was a popular and critical success, as was Nicholson’s second project for the publisher William Hienemann, An Almanac of Twelve Sports. Nicholson made woodcuts of traditional British athletics and pastimes, depicting an activity appropriate to the month it illustrated. Critics found that An Almanac of Twelve Sports offered something new—a pleasing combination of modern style and wholesome content and an “Englishness” that was greatly appreciated. The public agreed and the Almanac quickly sold out.

Object facts

• Title: An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing
• Date: 1897
• Creator attribution: William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949)
• Culture: England, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph
• Dimensions: Sheet: 31.3 x 24.3 cm (12 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Image: 31.3 x 24.3 cm (12 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2012.281

Collection credit

Bequest of John Bonebrake

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