Fencing at the First Olympic Games in the Zappeion
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Title
Fencing at the First Olympic Games in the Zappeion
Subject
Photograph
Description
Two fencers during a bout at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, inside the Zappeion. King Geórgios of Greece can be seen to the right of the fencers seated on sofa with his eldest son, crown prince Konstantínos, to his left. The King's second son, Prince George, is seated in a separate chair to the left of his elder brother.
Based on the photo's handwritten captions, the head judge, Amand Jules François Charet de la Frémoire, stands on the King's side of the piste and can be seen between the fencers wearing a top hat and a judge's lapel badge. Across the piste are the three side judges, all wearing top hats. Schiff stands furthest to the left. Captain Alexandros Soutzos, wearing a képi, is to Schiff's right. Philipon is the right-most, closest judge and obscures Soutzos' face.
Caption on frame at bottom:
Mr Schiff [;] Mr. Philipon [;] Ct Soutzo (képi)
Mr de la Frémoire, président du jury
Concours international d'escrime du jeux olympiques de 1896. Athènes.
Roi de Grèce. Prince héritier. Prince George
Based on the photo's handwritten captions, the head judge, Amand Jules François Charet de la Frémoire, stands on the King's side of the piste and can be seen between the fencers wearing a top hat and a judge's lapel badge. Across the piste are the three side judges, all wearing top hats. Schiff stands furthest to the left. Captain Alexandros Soutzos, wearing a képi, is to Schiff's right. Philipon is the right-most, closest judge and obscures Soutzos' face.
Caption on frame at bottom:
Mr Schiff [;] Mr. Philipon [;] Ct Soutzo (képi)
Mr de la Frémoire, président du jury
Concours international d'escrime du jeux olympiques de 1896. Athènes.
Roi de Grèce. Prince héritier. Prince George
Publisher
Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date
1896
Rights
© Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Language
French
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2021.03.025
Coverage
Greece ; Athens
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Owner / Custodian
Loaned for digitization by George Masin
Digitization Record
Digitized by George Masin ; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles
Collection
Citation
“Fencing at the First Olympic Games in the Zappeion,” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.fencingexhibit.com/items/show/266.
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