The skeleton of Death as champion boxer

The skeleton of Death in boxing gloves and breeches stands over dead boxers in a ring. Three bare-knuckle prizefighters lie dead next to an empty wine bottle. The Champion. Illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Richard Dagley from his own Death's Doings, Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions in Verse and Prose, J. Andrews, London, 1827. Dagley (1761-1841) was an English painter, illustrator and engraver

Boxing Gloves Breeches Dance Of Death Deaths Doings Engraver Grim Reaper Illustrator J. Andrews Macabre Morbid Mortality Prizefighter Pugilism Pugilist Richard Dagley Steel Engraving Wine Bottle

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