John A. Atkinson Etching and Alfred Concanen Wood Engraving

Item Details

John Augustus Atkinson (British, circa 1775 – 1830)
Wrestling, 1804
Hand colored etching with aquatint on paper
Artist’s name noted to the lower left
Published by J.A. Atkinson and James Walker, and by Messrs. John and Josiah Boydell, London

Alfred Concanen (British, 1835 – 1886)
The Cumberland and Westmoreland Wrestling Matches at Lillie Bridge, 1874
Wood engraving with later hand coloring
Signed in plate to the lower center
Pulled from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Condition

- toning to paper of both prints; text to verso of Concanen print visible to the recto; minor creasing and discoloration to the Concanen print; marks and wear to mats; tear to the right edge of Atkinson print.

Dimensions

- measures mat of Atkinson print.

Item #

ITMG177536