Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763)
Medium
Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy
Dimensions
Each pistol: L. 19 7/8 in. (50.48 cm); L. of barrel 13 in. (33.02 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15.7 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.3 oz. (1001 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
French, Paris
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Accession Number
2018.856.12.1, .2
About the Artist
Charles Reynier, called Le Hollandois|Adrien Reynier the Younger, called Le Hollandois (French|French) · 1700 |1680 –1752 |1743
French, Paris, ca. 1700–1752 Paris|French, Paris ca. 1680–1743 Paris