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Six horses for the king of Poland: making and staging a diplomatic gift at the court of Louis XIV

08/2024 | 1457 | 166

Pages: 810–825

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Author:

Rinaldi, Stefano (Rinaldi, Stefano)

Subjects

artists:

Piraube, Bertrand / Laurent, François (Languedoc) / Vincent du Trou, Nicolas / Pot, Paul le / Marchais, Jean Baptiste

dates:

1710-1719

museums and institutions:

Rüstkammer, Dresden

patrons:

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715

sources:

Account books / Correspondence

subjects:

Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland, 1670-1733 / Diplomacy / Gifts / Horses (animals) / Saddles / Pistols / Embroidery

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1. Parade saddle with holster covers and caparison from Louis XIV’s state gift, here with a pair of flintlock pistols (also shown in Fig.6). French. 1715. Crimson silk velvet with relief embroidery and fringes of gilt thread and cannetilles, gilt mounts, substructure of wood, linen, padding and leather (pistol holsters lined in crimson velvet were added between 1785 and 1821 as replacements for Russian leather originals), 60 by 68 by 55 cm. (saddle), 98 by 133 cm. (caparison, fringes of 10–11 cm. not included), length 45 cm. each

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12. Designs for firearms ornaments, by De Lacollombe after François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1705. Engraving, 18 by 27 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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13. Designs for firearms ornaments, by De Lacollombe after François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1705. Engraving, 17 by 25 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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14. Flintlock gun, by François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1695. Barrel: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; lock and mounts: steel; stock: walnut inlaid with silver thread, 158.7 cm. (total length), 3079 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. no.G 735; photograph Jürgen Karpinski).

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15. Pair of flintlock pistols, by Jean-François Laurent (called Languedoc). 1717. Barrels: blued and gold-damascened steel; locks: steel; mounts: partially gilt iron; stocks: walnut, 53.4 cm. (total length), 1143/1134 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 598 and J 663; photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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16. Detail of Fig.15, showing the barrel of one of the pistols.

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2. Parade saddle with holster covers from Louis XIV’s state gift. French. 1715. Yellow silk velvet with relief embroidery and fringes of silver thread and cannetilles, silver mounts, substructure of wood, linen, padding and leather (pistol holsters are modern replacements for Russian leather originals), 58 by 61.5 by 47 cm. (saddle), length 45 cm. each (holster covers). (Rüstkammer, Dresden; photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the embroidery on the caparison by Nicolas Vincent du Trou. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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4. Detail of Fig.2, showing the embroidery on the saddle by Nicolas Vincent du Trou. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the ribbon on the caparison. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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6. Pair of flintlock pistols, by Bertrand Piraube. c.1690. Barrels, locks and mounts: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; stocks: walnut inlaid with silver thread and engraved silver sheet, 52.7 / 52.6 cm. (total length), 1213 / 1204 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 1419 and J 1420; photograph Jürgen Lösel).

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7. Pair of flintlock pistols, by François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1695– 1700. Barrels, locks and mounts: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; thumbplates: partially gilt silver; stocks: walnut inlaid with silver thread, 50.7 cm. (total length), 1080 / 1075 g. (weight) (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 644 and J 645; photograph Jürgen Karpinski).

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8–11. Details of Fig.7. (Photographs of Figs.8 and 10 Jürgen Karpinski; photographs of Figs.9 and 11 Jürgen Lösel).

Book Review

The Arms of Greece and her Balkan neighbours in the Ottoman period

03/2011 | 1296 | 153

Pages: 184-185

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Reviewer:

Borg, Alan (Borg, Alan)

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dates:

1500-1799 / 1800-1849

places:

Greece / Turkey / Eastern Europe

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Weapons

subjects:

Weapons / Armour / Firearms / Costume / Swords / Pistols / Greek (modern) / Ottoman / Turkish / Eastern European

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The Arms of Greece and her Balkan neighbours in the Ottoman period | author: Elgood, Robert

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73. The Greek Rebellion, the standard bearer in Salona on Easter day 1821, by Louis Dupré. From L. Dupré: Voyages à Athènes et à Constantinople, Paris 1825. (Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris).

Book Review

Pistols of the World

04/1970 | 805 | 112

Pages: 248+251

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Reviewer:

Tarassuk, Leonid (Tarassuk, Leonid; Tarassuk, L.)

Subjects

subjects:

Firearms / Weapons / Pistols

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subjects:

Pistols of the World | author: Blair, Claude

Article

Russian Pistols in the Seventeenth Century-II

12/1967 | 777 | 109

Pages: 686+688-698

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Author:

Tarassuk, Leonid (Tarassuk, Leonid; Tarassuk, L.)

Subjects

dates:

1600-1699

museums and institutions:

State Armoury Museum, Moscow, Russia

places:

Russia / Moscow

subjects:

Weapons / Firearms / Pistols

subjects:

Typology

subjects:

Metalwork

Illustrations

Attributed works:

33. A. Winius. Engraving by Cornelis Visscher after His Own Drawing.

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34. Grip-Plate of the Pistol Reproduced in Fig.36. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7762.)]

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35. Butt-Cap of the Pistol Reproduced in Fig.36. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7762.)]

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36. One of a Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7762.)

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37. Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, Nos.5958, 5964.)

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38. Butt-Cap of Pistol No.5964 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

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39. Butt-Cap of Pistol No.5958 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

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40. Top View of the Pair of Pistols Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

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41. Grip-Plate of the Pistol No.5958 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

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42. Lock of the Pistol No.5964 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

Western art unattributed:

43. Detail from the Pistol No.5958 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

Western art unattributed:

44. Grip-Plate of the Pistol No.5964 Reproduced in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad)]

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45. Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7764.)

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46. Butt-Plates of the Pair of Pistols Reproduced in Fig.51. [(Kremlin Armoury, Moscow, No. 3801.)]

Western art unattributed:

47. Lock of One of the Pistols Reproduced in Fig.45. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7764.)]

Western art unattributed:

48. Top View of the Pistols Reproduced in Fig.45. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7764.)]

Western art unattributed:

49. Pair of Holsters. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow, No. 8833.)

Western art unattributed:

50. Left Side of Holsters Reproduced in Fig.49. [(Kremlin Armoury, Moscow, No. 8833.)]

Western art unattributed:

51. Pair of Pistols. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow, No. 3801.)

Western art unattributed:

52. Butt-Cap of One of the Pistols Reproduced in Fig.45. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, No.7764.)]

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Russian Pistols in the Seventeenth Century - I

11/1967 | 776 | 109

Pages: 632-639+641-642

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Author:

Tarassuk, Leonid (Tarassuk, Leonid; Tarassuk, L.)

Subjects

artists:

Issayev, Pervusha

dates:

1600-1699

museums and institutions:

State Armoury Museum, Moscow, Russia

places:

Moscow / Russia

subjects:

Russian / Weapons / Firearms / Pistols

subjects:

Metalwork / Typology

Illustrations

Attributed works:

27. Pistol. One of a Pair. Fitted with Dutch-Type Snaphance Lock, by Pervusha Issayev. First Quarter of Seventeenth Century. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow.)

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29. Holster Pistol, with Dutch-Type Snaphance Lock, by Pervusha Issayev. 1621-22. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)

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30. Butt-Cap of Holster Pistol Illustrated in Fig.29. [with Dutch-Type Snaphance Lock, by Pervusha Issayev. 1621-22. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

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31. Safety-Catch on Left Side of Stock of Holster Pistol Illustrated in Fig.29. [with Dutch-Type Snaphance Lock, by Pervusha Issayev. 1621-22. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

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32. Six-Shot Revolver with Lock and Cylinder, by Pervusha Issayev. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow.)

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33. Detail of Lock and Cylinder in the Revolver Illustrated in Fig.32. [by Pervusha Issayev. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow.)]

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34. Detail of One of the Pistols Illustrated in Fig.36.[Second Quarter of Seventeenth Century. Marked 'I. M.' (Both Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

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35. Detail of One of the Pistols Illustrated in Fig.36. [Second Quarter of Seventeenth Century. Marked 'I. M.' (Both Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

Attributed works:

36. Pair of Pistols. Second Quarter of Seventeenth Century. Marked 'I. M.' (Both Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)

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28. Another View of the Pistol Illustrated in Fig.27. [One of a Pair. Fitted with Dutch-Type Snaphance Lock, by Pervusha Issayev. First Quarter of Seventeenth Century. (Kremlin Armoury, Moscow.)]

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37. Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)

Western art unattributed:

38. Butt-Cap of Pistol Illustrated in Fig.40. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

Western art unattributed:

39. Detail of Mechanism of Pistols Illustrated in Fig.37. [(Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)]

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40. Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.)

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41. Pair of Pistols. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.). 42. Another View of the Pistols Illustrated in Fig.41., 43. Holster Pistol. (Hermitage Museum, Leningrad.). 44. Unicorn on Butt-Cap of Pistols Illustrated in Fig.41.

Book Review

Spanish Guns and Pistols

02/1957 | 647 | 99

Pages: 63-64

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places:

Spain

subjects:

Weapons / Firearms / Pistols

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subjects:

Spanish Guns and Pistols | author: Neal, W. Keith

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Concerning Tinder-Boxes. Article IV: Mechanical Tinder-Boxes (conclusion)

12/1903 | 9 | 3

Pages: 307-309+311-316

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Author:

Christy, Miller (Christy, Miller)

Subjects

collectors and dealers:

Lovett, Edward

collectors and dealers:

Bidwell, Edward

collectors and dealers:

Christy, Miller

dates:

1700-1899

places:

Great Britain / England

subjects:

Boxes / Pistols / Metalwork / Collections, Private

subjects:

Tinderboxes

subjects:

Netsukes

Illustrations

Attributed works:

Fig. LXXVI.-The 'Lovett' Tinder-Box, Designed by Mr. Edward Lovett (Length, 3 ins.).

Non-western art unattributed:

Fig. LXXI.-Locket-Shaped Pistol Tinder-Box (netsuke), from Japan, with Belt-Pouch Attached, Belonging to Mr. Lovett (Length of Box, Appendage, and Pouch, 8½ ins.).

Non-western art unattributed:

Fig. LXXII.-Modern English Reproduction, in Silver, of Japanese Locket-Shaped Pistol Tinder-Box, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 1½ ins.)

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Fig. LIX.-Later Pistol Tinder-Box, from Germany, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 7½ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LVI.-Early Pistol Tinder-Box, Belonging to the Writer (Length, 8$frac{3}{4}$ ins.).

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Fig. LVII.-Two Early Pistol Tinder-Boxes, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell-(a) (Length, 10¼ ins.), from Germany; (b) (Length, 5 ins.), from Layne.

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Fig. LVIII.-Pistol Tinder-Box Belonging to Mr. Bidwell; English (Length 9½ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LX.-Pistol Tinder-Box of Uncommon Type, Belonging to Mr. Mole (Length, 6 ins.).

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Fig. LXI.-Two Pistol Tinder-Boxes, Combined with Taper-Holders, from Scandinavia, Belonging to Mr. Lovett-(a) (Length, 14 ins.); (b) (Length, 12 ins.).

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Fig. LXII.-Three Late Pistol Tinder-Boxes, All English-(a) (Length, 5½ ins.), Belonging to Mr. Bidwell; (b) (Length, 5½ ins.), Belonging to the Writer; (c) (Length, 7 ins.), Belonging to Mr. Bidwell.

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Fig. LXIII.-Pocket Pistol Tinder-Box, with 'Secret' Trigger, Belonging to the Writer (Length, 3½ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXIV.-Pocket 'Percussion' Pistol Tinder-Box, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 4½ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXIX.-Combined Pistol Tinder-Box and Inkstand Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length 5¼ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXV.-Pistol Tinder-Box, of Uncommon Type, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 10 ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXVI.-Pistol Tinder-Box, of Modified form, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 8 ins.).

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Fig. LXVII.-Pistol Tinder-Box (Probably Italian), of Modified form, in the Municipal Art Galleries, Birmingham (Length 7 ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXVIII.-Two Pistol Tinder-Boxes, of Modified form, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell-(a) (Length, 8½ ins.), from Germany; (b) (Length, 9 ins.), from Italy.

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXX.-Locket-Shaped Pistol Tinder-Box (netsuke), from Japan, Belonging to Mr. Bidwell (Length, 1½ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXXIII.-Wheel Tinder-Box (English), in the Lewes Museum (Length, 5$frac{3}{4}$ ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXXIV.-Modern French briquet for the Pocket, Belonging to the Writer (Length of Tube and Steel, about 3 ins.).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. LXXV.-Modern French briquet for the Pocket, Belonging to the Writer (Diam., about 2 ins.).

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