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ROBERT COOPER. 'John Broughton', 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper.

ROBERT COOPER. 'John Broughton', 1822. Portrait of Jack Broughton (c1703-1789), an English bare-knuckle boxer or 'pugilist'. Broughton staged boxing exhibition at his amphitheatre in Hanway Road in London, and was the first person to codify a set of boxing rules. These were regarded as definitive for around 100 years until the development of the Marquess of Queensberry rules in the 1860s. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. III, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821].

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Author: ROBERT COOPER (fl.1800-36)

Title: 'John Broughton', 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper.

Caption: 'John Broughton', 1822. Portrait of Jack Broughton (c1703-1789), an English bare-knuckle boxer or 'pugilist'. Broughton staged boxing exhibition at his amphitheatre in Hanway Road in London, and was the first person to codify a set of boxing rules. These were regarded as definitive for around 100 years until the development of the Marquess of Queensberry rules in the 1860s. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. III, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]

Personalities: HENRY WILSON • JACK BROUGHTON

Technique/material: engraving

Credit: Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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Image size: 3874 × 5183 px | 57.4 MB

Print size: 32.8 × 43.9 cm | 1525.2 × 2040.6 in (300 dpi)

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