Fencing officer

1850

David Bles captures a dashing, if slightly comical, figure in this 1850 sketch of a fencing officer. Dressed in a powdered wig and long coat that look a century out of date, the man is caught mid-lunge with his sword raised high. The loose, energetic lines and the date '10.4.50' scribbled in the corner suggest this was a quick costume study, likely preparation for one of Bles's famous historical genre scenes that often poked fun at society.

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