Plate three from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries

De Lacollombe|Gilles Demarteau

ca. 1705–30 · Engraving · Arms and Armor

This print is a prime example of French designs for the decoration of firearms in the late rococo style, which set the fashion for luxury arms across Europe at the time. It was created by an enigmatic engraver known only as De Lacollombe and comes from a group that was added to after his death and then published by his better-known pupil Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776) in about 1749. Individual motifs taken from them can be seen on guns made throughout the eighteenth century in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.

Artist

De Lacollombe|Gilles Demarteau

Date

ca. 1705–30

Medium

Engraving

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Purchase, Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay, Rogers Fund, Helmut Nickel Gift, and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2013