Henry Angelo: A Treatise on the Utility and Advantages of Fencing 1817 - Plate 41
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De la risposte en seconde après avoir paré la quarte sur les Armes
(Of the risposte in second after parrying the fourth on the sword)
Black and white 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."