Fencing Collection

Fencing positions
Page demonstrating the various positions adopted during fencing. Date: 1930

Fencing Positions
Instruction in the art of fencing. 2 of 9

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Haltwhistle Milecastle
A view toward the Haltwhistle milecastle, on the southern side of Hadrians Wall. The milecastles served as stationing posts along the length of the wall system

Hogarth Rake Plate 2
The Rakes Progress 2. Hogarths Rake surrounded by flattering artists and professors

A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a fence post, above some barbed wire. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Egan / Life in London / 1821
FENCING: Jerrys admiration of Tom in an assault with Mr. O Shaunessy at the rooms in St. Jamess Street

The Fencing Female 1907
A portrait of a female fencer who is " handy with the foils". Date: 1907

Poduzheme village by Ivan Bilibin
Painting of Poduzheme village by Ivan Bilibin on a Red Cross postcard Date: 1904

Woman Fencing 1930
Eleanor Macdonald, the only woman to whom the degree of Maitre d Armes de l Academie d Epee de Paris has been awarded, shows us how attractive breeches can be

Olympics / 1912 / Fencing
Fencing final between Belgium (Anspach) and Great Britain (Seligman)

Women Fencing 1902
An exhibition of ladies fencing at Oxford Town Hall

Learning to Lunge 1930S
A group of children have a fencing lesson and watch the teacher carefully as she demontrates how to lunge!

Gentlemen fencers in Tierce guard and thrust position
Gentlemen fencers in position for the outside-guard called Tierce, and the thrust in Tierce. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

FENCING TARGET PRACTICE
A fencer practises his thrust by aiming at a mounted target. Date: 1570

Kendo, fencing, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Gentlemen fencers lunging and parrying, 18th century
Gentlemen fencers lunging (coup de quarte dans les armes) and parrying (parade de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D Jenkins after an illustration from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

British Countryside - Cutting Chestnuts
British Countryside - A Woodman cutting Chestnuts at Midhurst, Sussex - from which barrel hoops, fencing and bean sticks are made. Date: 1938

FENCING WITH PIKES 1570
Three pairs of fencers fight with pikes, as musicians play in the background. Date: 1570

Athletes. Fencing. Photograph shows eight consecutive images of two men fencing. Date c1881

Fencing School 1890
Two men practise under the careful eye of their master at a fencing school

Mary Corsellis - president of National Union of Students
Twenty-two year-old Miss Mary Corsellis, president of the National Union of Students, shown busy organising student files in her office, relaxing at home with a book

A fencing class for women. Date: 1901

A Bout with the Foils, Boys Fencing Class Date: 1907

Portrait of Domenico Angelo, Italian sword and fencing master
Portrait of Domenico Angelo (1717-1802), Italian sword and fencing master. Also known as Angelo Domenico Malevolti Tremamondo

John Valerius, born without hands or arms, 18th century
John Valerius, born without hands or arms

Georgian gentlemen fencers performing the Flanconade

Georgian gentlemen fencer parrying a thrust. The half Circle Parade, or the parry against the inside Thrust under the wrist called the low-Carte. Foxing and offsetting on the plate

Spain, Madrid. Widening of Seville Street. It took ten years to complete. Demolition works. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Bethnal Green - slum houses
Slum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914

FRENCH LADY FENCERS (2)
Two pairs of female fencers practise their skills. (2 of 2) Date: 1885

FRENCH LADY FENCERS (1)
A master fences with two female pupils simultaneously. (1 of 2) Date: 1885

Fencing - the Ladies Foil Championship - Miss Hall wins
Fencing - the Ladies Foil Championship - Miss M H Hall (right) defeated Miss G M Davis (left) in the fight-off after a tie. Date: 1922

Training dogs in the trenches, WW1
Training war dogs

House In Berkshire, Entrance Front
An architectural illustration of the entrance front of a fine house in Berkshire, with an exterior opening sided with piers, capped with spheres and iron fencing

Dunfermline Abbey Roadway From Tower Hill
This architectural perspective sketch shows the proposed return to the original disposition of the ancient roadway from Tower Hill, i.e

The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool)

Jack's Visit to Greenwich IV - at the gates, flag signalling, lighting the gun, fencing

Lord Howard de Walden, illustration by W Howard Robinson, in fencing outfit with epee and face guard. Captioned I was ever a fighter'

Kendo, fencing, Japan, c. 1880 s
Kendo, fencing, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Egerton Castle (1858 - 1920), writer and fencer, pictured posing in his study at his home in Sloane Gardens, London

Belize, British Honduras - View on North Front Street at the junction with Cockburns Lane. Date: circa 1911

Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Fencing practice
Rows of boys engaged in fencing practice at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium Date: Date unknown

Sword fighting for prizes, 14th century
Two fencing students fighting a mock duel with bucklers and cudgels, 14th century

Boys learning to fence with a fencing master in breastplate holding an epee. From the fencing lesson by Jean-Henri Marlet in le Bon Genie, 1829

Gentleman fencer in third position of extension or thrust. Copperplate engraving by C. Grignion after an illustration drawn from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Fencer in second position of garde de quarte
Gentleman fencer in second position of garde de quarte. Copperplate engraving by D Jenkins after an illustration from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Gentlemen in first position to draw his sword
First position to draw the epee. Gentleman fencer about to draw his sword, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D. Jenkins from Mr. J

Gentleman fencer running through his opponent, 18th century
Gentleman fencer running through his opponent after a semicircular parry (parade du demi-cercle), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D. Jenkins after an illustration drawn from the life by J

Gentleman fencer in the fourth position, 18th century
Gentleman fencer in the fourth position lunging at a mark on the wall (allongement du coup de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D

Gentlemen fencers en garde for an attack, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D. Jenkins after an illustration drawn from the life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Gentleman fencer disarming his opponent, 18th century
Gentleman fencer disarming his opponent after parrying (le croize d epee apres la parade du contre de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D

Gentleman fencer lunging and striking an opponent (coup de tems pres sur le mouvement du coupe), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Goldar after an illustration drawn from the life by J

Fencers fighting a duel in a London fencing school while gentlemen watch, 18th century. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Ovenden from Mr. J

Armour room and school of combat, 12th century

Fencing positions and equipment
Sword and cloak versus sword and lantern, defensive guard of small and broad swords, and weapons, breastplate, mask, glove

Gentlemen fencers in thrust and guard positions
Gentlemen fencers in position of the inside Carte and the thrust given on the outside flank called Flanconade. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencers in thrust and guard positions
Gentlemen fencers in position for the outside-guard called Tierce and the thrust from the outside under the wrist called Second

Gentlemen fencers in Tierce outside guard
Gentlemen fencers in position for the Tierce outside guard and the thrust on the same side with the wrist reversed in carte called Carte over the Arm

Defensive guard of the small sword (B) against an attack by the broad sword (A). Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer in guard of sword and lantern
Gentleman fencer in the guard of the sword and lantern run through by a thrust from an opponent using sword and cloak. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentlemen fencers in the guard of the sword and cloak opposed by the sword and lantern. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

The Spanish Guard defeated after an attempt of the Cut on the Head. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Gentleman fencer in the French Guard attack against an opponent in the Spanish Guard position (A). Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer making the return thrust in Tierce after having parried with the poignard. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentlemen fencers in the Italian Guard position fighting with sword and dagger. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentlemen fencers in guard and thrust positions
Gentlemen fencers in position for the inside-guard called Carte and the inside-thrust called Thrust in Carte. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer in the second position of the Disarm on the Carte or Second Thrust, after the Prime Parade parry. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer disarming his opponent on the Carte Thrust
Gentleman fencer disarming his opponent on the Carte or Second Thrust, after parrying with the Prime Parade. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer taking his opponents sword, second position of the Disarm after parrying his Carte Thrust. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer disarming his opponent after parrying his Carte Thrust. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer in the whole turn called Volte
Gentleman fencer making the whole turn called Volte, on the Pass in Tierce, or in Carte over the Arm. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer in the Demi-Volte turn
Gentleman fencer in the half-round or bounding turn of the Body called the Demi-Volte. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer running through an opponent
Gentleman fencer stabbing his opponent after an Evasion, by moving his left leg back when his opponent makes a pass on the outside of the sword

Gentleman fencer making the Pass on the sword in Carte over the arm. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Gentlemen fencers making the plain Cut over the Point from Carte in Tierce. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer in the return from the Prime parade to the Seconde and Low Carte thrust. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer making the return on the Flanconade thrust by reversing the edge to an opponent who has not opposed with the left hand

Gentlemen fencers making a return thrust in Quinte after the thrust in Seconde. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentleman fencer making the Seconde return thrust after parrying Carte over the Arm. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Gentlemen fencers in the Tierce return after the Tierce thrust. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Gentlemen fencers in the Carte return after the Carte parry. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelos The School of Fencing, London, 1787

Gentlemen fencers in the Quinte parry against Quinte Thrust
Gentlemen fencers in the Quinte parade, point low and wrist raised, against the Quinte Thrust, outside thrust under the wrist

Gentlemen fencers in Prime parry and Seconde thrust
Gentlemen fencers in the Prime parade or St. George Guard parry derived from the broadsword, against the outside thrust under the wrist called Seconde

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