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James Gwin - Garde de L’Epée & Manteau Attaquée par L’Epée & Lanterne

Garde de L’Epée & Manteau Attaquée par L’Epée & Lanterne (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
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James Gwim or Gwin was an Irish artist.
James Gwim or Gwinn or Gwin was born in County Kildare around 1700. He first worked as a coach-painter before taking up engraving in Dublin. For a large part of his career he was employed by the Dublin publisher George Grierson. Around 1755, Gwim left Dublin for London where he was employed as a designer of snuff-box lids at the Battersea Enamel Works which was managed by John Brooks.

Gwim is recorded as an eccentric man, who devoted his spare time to study science and mathematics, and lived in seclusion. He lived in lodgings at an alehouse in Westminster, Three Tuns, and later in the Buffalo in Bloomsbury where he shared his lodging with Brooks for a period. He would refuse to leave his room, with a servant leaving his meals at his door. A fellow Irish artist, Charles Spooner, had a bet with Gwim to try to coerce him into leaving his room, during which a fight broke out between them and they both rolled down the stairs. Two weeks after this, on 26 April 1769, Gwim was found dead in his room.

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Position de la Garde Italienne de L’Epée & Poignard

Position de la Garde Italienne de L’Epée & Poignard (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Du Desarmement Aprés la Parade au Dehors des Armes

Du Desarmement Aprés la Parade au Dehors des Armes (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Risposte Aprés Avoir Trompé la Parade du Poignard

Risposte Aprés Avoir Trompé la Parade du Poignard (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
De la Parade de Seconde sur le Coup de Seconde

De la Parade de Seconde sur le Coup de Seconde (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Du Desarmement Aprés Avoir Paré le Coup de Quarte

Du Desarmement Aprés Avoir Paré le Coup de Quarte (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Troisieme Position du Salut

Troisieme Position du Salut (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Garde de l’Espadonneur. Figure A. Garde Dêfensive du Pointeur. Figure B.

Garde de l’Espadonneur. Figure A. Garde Dêfensive du Pointeur. Figure B. (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Du Coupé sur Pointe de Quarte en Quarte sur les Armes

Du Coupé sur Pointe de Quarte en Quarte sur les Armes (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Cinquieme Position du Salut

Cinquieme Position du Salut (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Quatrieme Position du Salut

Quatrieme Position du Salut (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Position pour la Garde de Tierce, et le Coup de Quarte sur les Armes

Position pour la Garde de Tierce, et le Coup de Quarte sur les Armes (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
De la Parade de Quarte au Dehors des Armes sur le Coup de Quarte hors des Armes

De la Parade de Quarte au Dehors des Armes sur le Coup de Quarte hors des Armes (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
De la Parade du Cavé sur le Coup de Flanconnade

De la Parade du Cavé sur le Coup de Flanconnade (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Position de la Garde de Tierce et le Coup de Seconde

Position de la Garde de Tierce et le Coup de Seconde (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
Echappement du Pied Gauche en Arriere dans le Tems de la Passe au Dehors des Armes

Echappement du Pied Gauche en Arriere dans le Tems de la Passe au Dehors des Armes (1763)

James Gwin (Irish, 1720 - 1769)
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