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Engraved figure of a fencer in a tricorn hat holding a rapier in the tierce guard position, with the free arm raised.

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Position pour la Garde en Tierce, James Gwin (1763). Via artnap.com

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A standing male fencer in 18th-century dress holds a thin blade extended to the left while raising his free arm to the right, in a wide fencing stance. The figure wears a tricorn hat, a buttoned waistcoat with a frilled jabot, and knee breeches, and the ground is lightly shaded beneath his feet. The work is a print titled Position pour la Garde en Tierce, attributed to James Gwin and dated 1763.