Going to a Fight

Pierce Egan’s Going to a Fight (1819) is a single-issue comic from the early days of the form, published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank, this satirical pamphlet captures the boisterous, rowdy journey of spectators heading to a bare-knuckle boxing match in Regency-era London. It stands as a lively artifact of the period’s sporting culture and the pioneering use of sequential art to tell a humorous, everyday story.