Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Alexander Campbell
1750/75
Medium
Steel and silver
Dimensions
L. 30.5 cm (12 in.) Barrel L. 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.) Wt. 1 lb. 8 oz. Caliber .57
Classification
firearm-handgun
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
106468
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Alexander Campbell · 1690–1790
Alexander S. Campbell (b. 1932) was a Scottish artist and educator born in Edinburgh, where he spent much of his life. He received his formative training at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1951 to 1958, earning a master's degree with honors. There, he studied under the esteemed painters William Gillies and Robin Philipson, whose influences shaped his approach to composition and color. Campbell f...