Portrait of Henry Angelo

Portrait of Henry Angelo is a c.1790 portrait painting by the American-born British artist Mather Brown. It depicts Henry Angelo the noted English fencing master. ^{[1] [2]}

Portrait of Henry Angelo
Artist	Mather Brown
Year	c. 1790
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions	77.5 cm × 64.8 cm (30.5 in × 25.5 in)
Location	National Portrait Gallery, London

Angelo was the son of the Italian Domenico Angelo and inherited his father's school of fencing in Bond Street in London. He trained many of Britain's elite in swordsmanship into the Regency era. In reference to this he is shown holding a sword. The painting is in the National Portrait Gallery off Trafalgar Square, having been purchased in 1980. ^[3]