The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 43 (2008)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 43

"Pattern Books by Gilles and Joseph Demarteau for Firearms Decoration in the French Rococo Style"

La Rocca, Donald J.

2008

16 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Donald La Rocca

Donald J. La Rocca is a curator in the Department of Arms and Armor.

Met Art in Publication

Pair of Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistols, François-Alexander Chasteau French, Steel, silver, gold, wood (walnut), whalebone, French, Paris — Pair of Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistols
François-Alexander Chasteau
1752–53

Flintlock Gun, Le Faure French, Steel, gold, wood (walnut), silver, French, Paris — Flintlock Gun
Le Faure
ca. 1750

Nouveaux Ornemens D'Arquebuseries, Gilles Demarteau French, Ink on paper, French, Paris — Nouveaux Ornemens D'Arquebuseries
Gilles Demarteau
ca. 1750–55

Plusieurs Trophées, François French, Engraving — Plusieurs Trophées
François
18th century