Peter Jackson – “The Black Prince” [1861 – 1901]Original albumen print photograph of this boxer in a fighting stance, slight damage to edges not affecting central figure, unusually large 425 x 265mm., [n.p. c. 1890]***Born in 1861 in Christiansted, St Croix, then part of the Danish West Indies, Jackson migrated to Aus-tralia as a teenager and built his boxing career in Sydney. Known as the “Black Prince,” Jackson was re-nowned for his intelligence, speed, defensive brilliance and technical mastery. At his peak in the late 1880s and early 1890s, he was widely regarded as the finest heavyweight in the world.Provenance:From the Boxing Collection of Pierre and Anna Spake.