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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
4 - Unattributed prints and prints by other artists - 1789-c.1840
32 - Rural Sports - 1811
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5459/4/32/2
Former Reference
D5459/2/71
Title
A Milling Match
Date
[29 Sep 1811]
Description
A outdoor boxing match. A huge crowd throngs around the ring, and in the background, carriages on the road have stopped to watch.
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Artist
Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827)
Archive Creator
George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Administrative History
See www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/sporting-heroes/bill-richmond-the-pioneering-pugilist/ for an account of Bill Richmond, including reference to Cribb and Molineaux, the two pugilists in this illustration.
Further Information
94
Series title:
Rural Sports
Rowlandson Del
Price One Shilling Colourd
Tegg 111 Cheapside
The text below the title reads:
'Took place at Thiselton Gap in the County of Rutland Sept 28 1811 betwixt Cribb and Molineaux in a 25 foot stage and was the second public contest between these two pugilists. It lasted 19 minutes and 10 seconds and was decision in favour of Cribb.'
Date based on Grego ii 212
Physical Description
Hand-coloured print. Size 416 x 268 mm.
Publication Note
BM Sat 11786
Term
Boxing
Black peoples
Ethnic groups
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