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Fusil à platine à silex de Louis XIII, roi de France (détail)

Gunsmith Pierre Le Bourgeois French
Gunsmith Marin Le Bourgeois French
ca. 1620
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
Voici l’un des premiers fusils dotés d’une platine à silex comme mécanisme de mise à feu, technique qui allait dominer pendant deux cents ans. L’arme a été fabriquée pour Louis XIII par Pierre et Marin Le Bourgeois de Lisieux, à qui l’on attribue traditionnellement l’invention de la platine à silex. Elle arbore le monogramme couronné du roi, dans un luxueux motif aux délicates incrustations de nacre, une crosse de bois finement sculptée et des garnitures de laiton. Louis XIII était un insatiable collectionneur d’armes et un arquebusier amateur. Ce fusil est gravé du numéro d’inventaire 134, preuve qu’il faisait partie de la collection royale dite « cabinet d’armes ».

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Fusil à platine à silex de Louis XIII, roi de France (détail)
  • Artiste: Pierre Le Bourgeois, Français, mort en 1627
  • Date: v. 1620
  • Technique: Acier, laiton, argent, or, bois et nacre
  • Dimensions: L. 139,7 cm ; calibre 15 mm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers et Harris Brisbane Dick, 1972
  • Accession Number: 1972.223
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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