A Visual Guide to
Positions of the Feet


1st Position

1st

Wilson, 1816

Cartier & Baron, 1879

Wehman Bros., 1881

Carpenter, 1882

Cartier, 1882

Koncen, 1883

Rivers, 1885

Sause, 1889

Segadlo, 1889

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890

Kolinyar, 1890

Patricio, c. 1890

Brown, 1891

Brown, 1891

Scott, 1892

Witherspoon, 1894

Charbonnel, 1895

Soria, c. 1895

Wilson, 1899


1st Genuflection

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890


1st Raised


Gilbert, 1890


2nd Position

2nd

Wilson, 1816

Cartier & Baron, 1879

Wehman Bros., 1881

Carpenter, 1882

Cartier, 1882

Koncen, 1883

Rivers, 1885

Sause, 1889

Segadlo, 1889

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890

Kolinyar, 1890

Patricio, c. 1890

Brown, 1891

Brown, 1891

Scott, 1892

Witherspoon, 1894

Charbonnel, 1895

Soria, c. 1895

Wilson, 1899


2nd Point


Gilbert, 1890


2nd Raised

Gilbert, 1890


2nd on the Points

Giraudet, 1890

3rd Position

3rd

Wilson, 1816

Cartier & Baron, 1879

Wehman Bros., 1881

Carpenter, 1882

Cartier, 1882

Koncen, 1883

Rivers, 1885

Sause, 1889

Segadlo, 1889

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890

Kolinyar, 1890

Patricio, c. 1890

Brown, 1891

Brown, 1891

Scott, 1892

Witherspoon, 1894

Witherspoon, 1894

Charbonnel, 1895

Soria, c. 1895

Wilson, 1899


3rd Reversed

Cartier, 1882


3rd Behind


Gilbert, 1890


3rd Behind Raised


Gilbert, 1890


3rd Raised


Gilbert, 1890


4th Position

4th

Wilson, 1816

Cartier & Baron, 1879

Wehman Bros., 1881

Carpenter, 1882

Cartier, 1882

Koncen, 1883

Rivers, 1885

Sause, 1889

Segadlo, 1889

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890

Kolinyar, 1890

Patricio, c. 1890

Brown, 1891

Brown, 1891

Scott, 1892

Witherspoon, 1894

Witherspoon, 1894

Charbonnel, 1895

Soria, c. 1895

Wilson, 1899


4th Reversed

Cartier, 1882


4th Behind

Gilbert, 1890

Scott, 1892


4th Behind Over


Gilbert, 1890


4th Behind Point


Gilbert, 1890


4th Behind Raised


Gilbert, 1890


4th Over


Gilbert, 1890

Gilbert, 1890

Scott, 1892


4th Point


Gilbert, 1890


4th Raised


Gilbert, 1890


5th Position

5th

Wilson, 1816

Cartier & Baron, 1879

Wehman Bros., 1881

Carpenter, 1882

Cartier, 1882

Koncen, 1883

Rivers, 1885

Sause, 1889

Segadlo, 1889

Gilbert, 1890

Giraudet, 1890

Kolinyar, 1890

Patricio, c. 1890

Brown, 1891

Brown, 1891

Scott, 1892

Witherspoon, 1894

Witherspoon, 1894

Charbonnel, 1895

Soria, c. 1895

Wilson, 1899


5th Behind

Gilbert, 1890

Scott, 1892


5th Behind Raised


Gilbert, 1890


5th Raised

Gilbert, 1890


5th on the Points

Giraudet, 1890


Others Position

Heel


Gilbert, 1890


Toe


Gilbert, 1890


7th Position

Wehman Bros., 1881


8th Position

Wehman Bros., 1881


9th Position

Wehman Bros., 1881


10th Position

Wehman Bros., 1881


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