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Gun with Flintlock a la moda

Gabriel de Algora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown wooden gun stock with darker wood grain pattern. Silver metal components including trigger, hammer, and flintlock mechanism. Long barrel with ribbed metal band near end. Small metal loop on top of gun near hammer. Trigger guard is a curved metal piece. Stock has slight curve downward at end. Background is gray. Title: Gun with Flintlock a la moda by Gabriel de Algora.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1744
Medium:
Steel, gold, wood
Culture:
Spanish, Madrid
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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