Engraving of Firearms Parts
Perrier
ca. 1750 · Ink on paper · Arms and Armor
Made by a little-known engraver named Perrier, this rare and informative print illustrates and names all of the parts found in a flintlock gun. A standard military musket is shown in detail on the left and the decorated parts of a more elaborate civilian hunting gun appear on the right.
- Artist
- Perrier
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Culture
- French, Strasbourg
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Purchase, Jonathan and Elizabeth Roberts Gift, 2004
