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Regency gentlemen watching a boxing exhibition with pugilists wearing gloves and fighting in a raised ring. The Fives Court arena was located at St. Martins Street, London. Sparring at the Fives Court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, Jones, London 1821. Anonymous imitation of Pierce Egans Life in London.
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Regency gentlemen watching a boxing exhibition with pugilists wearing gloves and fighting in a raised ring. The Fives Court arena was located at St. Martins Street, London. Sparring at the Fives Court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, Jones, London 1821. Anonymous imitation of Pierce Egans Life in London.
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Album / Florilegius
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Image size:
7336 x 4437 px | 93.1 MB
Print size:
62.1 x 37.6 cm | 24.5 x 14.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AQUATINT • AQUATINT, ETCHING • ARENA • ARISTOCRACY • BOXERS • BOXING • CARICATURE • CARICATURES • CARTOON • CITY OF LONDON • COMÉDIES • COMEDY • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • ESQ. AND HIS COUSIN THE HON. TOM DASHALL • ETCHED ENGRAVING • EXHIBITION MATCH • FIVES COURT • FURTHER RAMBLES AND ADVENTURES OF BOB TALLYHO, THE • GEORGIAN ERA • GLOVE • GLOVED • GLOVES • HANDCOLOURED • HENRY ALKEN • ILLUSTRATION • LIFESTYLE • LONDON • OR • PUGILISTS • REAL LIFE IN LONDON • REGENCY GENTLEMEN • REGENCY • RING • SLUMMING • SPARRING AT THE FIVES COURT • ST. MARTINS STREET • THROUGH THE METROPOLIS • WAY OF LIFE
