Regency gentlemen watching a boxing exhibition with pugilists wearing gloves and fighting in a raised ring. The Fives Court arena was located at St. Martin’s 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 Egan’s Life in London.

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