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Drouart (French, Paris, died before October 1715) dated 1712 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Drouart (French, Paris, died before October 1715) dated 1712 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
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French ca. 1830 Tilt-top table David Roentgen ca. 1785–90 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
The young czar, feeling oppressed by the medieval traditions and ecclesiastical patriarchy of seventeenth-century Moscow, wanted to Westernize Russia in a hurry, defying the sluggish pace of history.
or secrétaire en cabinet) Multiple artists/makers ca. 1776 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
The Painting: A man with a mustache and closed eyes is depicted in profile from the waist up, lying in a bed. He wears what appears to be a sort of turban and open white shirt, with the weight of his head and elbows forming a deep lozenge-shaped impression in the ample pillow and bedding
A portion of the pistol with which the man has just shot himself to death lies on
This magnificent painting by the leading painter of King Louis XIV (1638–1715)—the artist who supervised the decoration of the Louvre and Versailles and headed the Gobelins manufactory for tapestries and furniture—is a landmark in the history of French portraiture
which I have spoken and who wished to contract [Le Brun] for a salary of twenty pistoles