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"Boxing at the Fives Court" from Pierce Egan's Life in London (1821)

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"Boxing at the Fives Court" from Pierce Egan's Life in London (1821)

Original Image Dimensions 12"x8"
Source The Duncan Wu Collection
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780815394266-ROM181-1
Description Pierce Egan's scurrilous Life in London (aka Real Life in London) was a publishing sensation. It described the adventures of Tom and Jerry, two well-heeled bucks eager to take their pleasure in the local fleshpots. The illustrations were much sought-after. This one shows a boxing match (such matches were illegal) in the Fives Court in St Martin's Lane, a popular hang-out for such ne'er do wells as William Hazlitt.
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