18th Century Etching By Ryland: Position For The Quarter Guard And The Quarte Coup

After James Gwin or Gwinn or Gwyn (c.1700-1769). From the sequel “L'Ecole des Armes…” by Domenico Angelo Malevolti Tremamondo, published in London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1763.

Beautiful color proof, tiny scattered foxing mainly in the margins, slight yellowing in the outer borders.

Domenico Angelo Malevolti Tremamondo (1716-1802) known as "Angelo" settled in England in the 1750s. Considered by many to be the greatest fencing master of the 18th century, Angelo was an instructor at the court of princes, of the Duke of Gloucester and Henry Federic, to whom the book is dedicated. The work, among the most influential in England after Vincentio Savolo's treatise on the subject, also had a great impact on the continent and was included in Diderot's Encyclopedia under the title "Escrime".
Lipperheide 2974.

Copper width: 390.00
Copper height: 260.00
Sheet width: 480.00
Sheet height: 327.00