Plate from Plusieurs Pieces et Ornements Darquebuzerie...
Artist and engraver De Lacollombe French
Not on view
This plate comes from a series of designs for gunsmiths. The central pieces are a flintlock with dolphins, a hunting trophy and a scene depicting the godess Diana on a chariot drawn by stags, and a sideplate directly under it representing the same godess with a dog and winged children attandants. On the left side of the plate is a cock with an antique profile. Next to it is a frizzen decorated with a mascaron with a crown and prominent mustache. Under the cock is a cartouche with an antique bust in profile. On the right side of the design is a butt decoration for a long gun and another sideplate.
