Plate 10, from "Pieces and ornaments of guns" (Plusieurs Pieces Et Ornements Darquebuzerie...)
Plate 10 of a series of plates of designs of ornaments for gunmakers. This plate shows a flintlock with a stag and hunting trophies. There is also an escutcheon with an antique profile in an oval medallion at the upper left and the profile of a frizzen at the lower left. At the upper right is a butt plate with a panoply of weapons; at the lower right are two side plates with oval medallions of antique profiles.
In 1705, Simonin's first series of designs for gunsmiths was reedited with four plates of designs by De Lacollombe added. This plate was one of the added plates.
In 1705, Simonin's first series of designs for gunsmiths was reedited with four plates of designs by De Lacollombe added. This plate was one of the added plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 10, from "Pieces and ornaments of guns" (Plusieurs Pieces Et Ornements Darquebuzerie...)
- Series/Portfolio: Pieces and ornaments of guns (Plusieurs Pieces Et Ornements Darquebuzerie...)
- Artist and engraver: De Lacollombe (French, Paris, active ca. 1702–ca. 1736)
- Date: ca. 1705
- Medium: Engraving and etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.1 × 23.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (23.8 × 30.1 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 27.23.28
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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De Lacollombe
ca. 1730
De Lacollombe
dated 1730
De Lacollombe
ca. 1730
De Lacollombe
1705
De Lacollombe
1705
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