Plate One (Title Page) from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries

Gilles Demarteau|De Lacollombe

dated 1730 · Engraving · Arms and Armor

This is the title page from a rare series of engravings begun by an enigmatic engraver known only as De Lacollombe. It 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 this pattern book can be seen on guns made throughout the eighteenth century in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.

Artist

Gilles Demarteau|De Lacollombe

Date

dated 1730

Medium

Engraving

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2016