Salle d'Armes du Cercle des Mirlitons
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Title
Salle d'Armes du Cercle des Mirlitons
Subject
Print
Description
The Cercle des Mirlitons was a society or club of fencers, 125 strong, composed primarily of artists, the most famous being Charles Auguste Émile Durand. The name "Mirlitons" could be in reference to the eunuch flute, a French woodwind instrument used during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The salle occupied a high-ceiling apartment in the old Hotel Aguado in Paris and was large enough for five to six fencing bouts at a time. The Cercle was founded by Baron Gourgaud, its first president and Maréchal de camp in the Napoleonic wars. The salles masters included, at various times, Hamel, Mimiague, Vigeant and Prevost.
The salle occupied a high-ceiling apartment in the old Hotel Aguado in Paris and was large enough for five to six fencing bouts at a time. The Cercle was founded by Baron Gourgaud, its first president and Maréchal de camp in the Napoleonic wars. The salles masters included, at various times, Hamel, Mimiague, Vigeant and Prevost.
Creator
Frédéric Régamey
Source
Albert de Saint-Albin, "A Travers les Salles d'Armes" A La Librairie illustrée, Paris, 1887.
Date
1887
Contributor
A La Librairie illustrée (Publisher)
Rights
© Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Format
Paper, ink.
Language
French
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2018.02.007
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Owner / Custodian
Borrowed for digitization from Michigan State University Libraries
Digitization Record
Digitized by Benjamin Bowles ; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles
Collection
Citation
Frédéric Régamey, “Salle d'Armes du Cercle des Mirlitons,” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed May 4, 2024, https://www.fencingexhibit.com/items/show/12.
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