Plate twelve from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries, dated 1736, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (19 x 23.8 cm), Works on Paper, This print is a prime example of French designs for the decoration of firearms in the late rococo style, which set the fashion for luxury arms across Europe at the time. It was created by an enigmatic engraver known only as De Lacollombe and comes from a group that was added to after his death and then published by his better-known pupil Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776) in about 1749
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