Henry Angelo: A Treatise on the Utility and Advantages of Fencing 1817 - Plate 18
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De la parade de Seconde sur le coup de seconde Plate 18. The half Circle Parade, or the parry against the inside Thrust under the wrist called the low-Carte
Hand coloured Exercised Engraving by J. Grvyn Delin c1763 from the work "Memoirs of the Late Mr Angelo" published by his son Henry Angelo. Print size 30x47cm
Angelo was was an Italian sword and fencing master, also known as Angelo Domenico Malevolti Tremamondo. The son of a merchant, he was the founder of the Angelo Family of fencers. He has been praised as "the first to emphasize fencing as a means of developing health, poise, and grace. As a result of his insight and influence, fencing changed from an art of war to a sport."