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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) book
Artist InformationDrawn and engraved by Henry Thomas Alken
Original Image Dimensions 12"x8"
Source The Duncan Wu Collection
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.
