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Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851, French, Paris, signed by Alfred Gauvain, designed by Michel Liénard, barrels by Léopold Bernard (MET, 2013.513.1, .2)

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Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Alfred Gauvain  (1801–1889)  wikidata:Q111978368
 
Alfred Gauvain
Description French gunsmith
Date of birth/death 1801 Edit this at Wikidata 1889 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q111978368
Michel Liénard  (1810–1870)  wikidata:Q3310001
 
Michel Liénard
Alternative names
Birth name: Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard
Description French sculptor, drawer and ornamentist
Date of birth/death 17 September 1810 Edit this at Wikidata 29 December 1870 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death La Bouille City of Brussels
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q3310001
Léopold Bernard    wikidata:Q110720510
 
Alternative names
Leopold Bernard; Bertrand-Germain-Léopold Bernard; Bertrand Germain Léopold Bernard
Description gunsmith
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q110720510
Title
Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851
Description
French, Paris; Pair of percussion target pistols; Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Date dated 1851
Medium Steel, wood (ebony), gold
Dimensions L. of each pistol 17 1/4 in. (44 cm); L. of each barrel 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (12 mm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Arms and Armor
Accession number
2013.513.1, .2
Credit line Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2013
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26981

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