Punching Collection

The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English boxer Tom Cribb (1781-1848)

He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Ah! Tu rapportes tout au maître, toi... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! Tu rapportes tout au maitre, toi... 19th century. Teachers and boys. Ah! you report everything to the teacher, you do! Right, report this punch here!

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. View of...the operations of punching bolt-holes in the bars of iron, and cutting off the ends by the shears

Monkeys Boxing, from Monkey-ana, April 1828. Creator: Thomas Landseer
Monkeys Boxing, from Monkey-ana, April 1828

Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights. Born in Southwark, Dick Curtis (1802-1843) became a professional boxer in 1820

The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights)

The first fight between Tom Spring and Jack Langan, 1824 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

The fight between Tom Spring and Bill Neat, 1823 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The fight between Tom Spring and Bill Neat, 1823 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English heavyweight boxer Tom Spring (1795-1851)

The last bare-knuckle fight, Farnborough, Hampshire, 17th April 1860 (1951). Contest between the English David, Tom Sayers, and the American Goliath, Heenan

The Close of the Battle or the Champion Triumphant, October 3, 1811. Creator: Unknown
A framed etching with watercolor print depicting a bare knuckle boxing match between Tom Molineaux and Tom Cribb that took place on September 28, 1811. Molineaux and Cribb are depicted shirtless

Willard in Training Quarters, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Willard in Training Quarters, 1916

alors, ils approcha d elle: Parody of van Dycks Betrayal of Christ, 1832. [...et lui donna une poignee de main - elle lui dit : quoi, c est par une poignee de main que vous trahissez la fille du ciel]

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 2: Contending for a Seat, ca. 1835. Creator: Theodore Lane
Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 2: Contending for a Seat, ca. 1835

Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. The Duke of York punching King George IV in the face, watched by Queen Caroline, Alderman Matthew Wood and others. With satirical verses beneath

The Set-Too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought with unabated vigour for nine rounds & yet undecided, pub. London, 1809 (hand coloured engraving)

Arthur Caught Him, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Arthur Caught Him, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Guard for Left-Hand Lead at Head, 1912. From The Book of Sports & Pastimes for Young People by J. K. Benson. [C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1912]

The second fight between Bendigo and Ben Caunt, 1838 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The second fight between Bendigo and Ben Caunt, 1838 (late 19th or early 20th century). William Bendigo Thompson (1811-1880) and Ben Caunt (1815-1861) fought three times between 1835 and 1845

Deaf Burke defeats Tom O Connell, 1837 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. James Deaf Burke (1809-1845) was the first British boxing champion to fight in America

Tom Springs second fight with Jack Langan, 1824 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English heavyweight boxer Tom Spring (1795-1851)

Carney banged the right on his jaw with all his force, 1880s (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

The election riot at Hawick, Scottish Borders, 1837 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The first wireless photographs from America o England were sent on September 25th. - Dempsey v. Tunn
The first wireless photographs sent from America to England, c1926-c1927 (1935). The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney fight

St George and the Dragon and Mademoiselle Riposting, 1789. Charles-Genevieve-Louis-Auguste-Andre-Timothee Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810)

Perus Olympic football team in action, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Peru were involved in an astonishing controversy at the Berlin Olympic football tournament

A Fulfilled Wish (Der erfüllte Wunsch), 1911. Creator: Moritz Jung
A Fulfilled Wish (Der erfullte Wunsch), 1911

Tom Jones & the Landlord, Partridge & Susan, Mrs Waters & the Landlady, from " The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", 1792

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