Rural sports. A milling match
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Rural sports. A milling match

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 · September 29, 1811

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The point from which the picture is taken affords a good view of the combat, which is about concluded. Cribb, a massively-built boxer, is dealing the black champion such a felling blow as, judging from the dismay expressed in the faces of the two supporters of Molineaux, one of whom is also a man of colour, will leave the victory in the hands of the striker, whose backer and bottle-holder are in raptures.

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