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Humphreys and Mendoza: Their Third Public Contest for Superiority, on Sept. 29, 1790
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Born in Aldgate, London, bare-knuckled pugilist Daniel Mendoza was the first Jew in England to become heavyweight champion, a title that he defended twice before losing it to John Jackson on a ninth…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

ca. 1790

Subjects:

Sports, Christian-Jewish relations, Body image, Violence, Humor

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Etching of two men boxing.
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I have set this stone as a weight, not as a memorial, over my wife’s grave, lest (God forbid!) she rise from the dead and come back home.

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Immanuel Frances

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Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Gravestones, Death, Humor, Women, Body image

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Poetry