Wheellock Rifle
Johannes Hartel
ca. 1650–60 · Steel, silver, wood (red beech), staghorn, mother of pearl · Arms and Armor
The lavish decoration includes personifications of the four continents: America (an Indian in a chariot pulled by unicorns), Africa (a woman in a chariot pulled by lions), Asia (a costumed figure in a chariot pulled by camels), and Europe (a queen in a chariot pulled by horses).
- Artist
- Johannes Hartel
- Date
- ca. 1650–60
- Medium
- Steel, silver, wood (red beech), staghorn, mother of pearl
- Culture
- Silesian, Cieszyn
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1904
