Plate One (Title Page) from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate One (Title Page) from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries
- Engraver: De Lacollombe (French, Paris, active ca. 1702–ca. 1736)
- Engraver: Gilles Demarteau (French, Liège 1722–1776 Paris)
- Date: dated 1730
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm); plate: 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.8 cm)
- Classification: Works on Paper-Engravings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.403.1
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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ca. 1705–49
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