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Angelo's Fencing Academy in St. James's Street

Image courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | CC BY-NC 4.0

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Date

1837

Artist

Thomas J. Rawlins (active 1837-1841)

Collection

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Image Link

https://www.vmfa.museum/collections/search-collections/?p=370059

Description

Medium: pen and ink with watercolour and graphite on wove paper.

Image Licence

CC BY-NC 4.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location

St. James's Street, London, England

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Category

People & Society

TWW Comment

Domenico Angelo (1716-1802) was an Italian fencing master and an influential figure in the development of the sport. Born in Pisa, he moved first to Paris and then London where he set up a fencing school in Carlisle House in the 1750s. The school quickly became popular with the wealthy elite including members of the Royal Family, and Angelo also welcomed female students, some of them actresses from the local London theatres. One of his sons took over the school in 1760 and it continued to operate well into the 19th century.

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