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Champion of the world James J. Corbett Under the management of William A. Brady.
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Poster showing newly crowned "champion of the world" boxer James J. Corbett meeting with political leaders and other dignitaries from several European countries. Corbett is shown shaking hands with William E. Gladstone, Prime Minister of England. Among the leaders in attendance are: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain; Léopold II, King of the Belgians; Kaiser Wilhelm II; Emile Loubet, President of France; Umberto I, King of Italy; Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria; Alexander III, Emperor of Russia; and Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks. Across the top of the poster are emblems of several European countries.
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Poster caption continues: "The young champion has achieved success in Europe never before equalled by an American celebrity." Paris Figaro.
Copyright by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati - New York.
Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.
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