18th Century Firearms Gallery
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vivelareine:A portrait of Marie Antoinette playing the spinet by Franz Xaver Wagenschön, 1769.
jaded-mandarin:Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. Detail from Portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, 1784.
brassmanticore:Silver knife and enamelled sheath set with rubies, India, 18th century (Met).
Portrait of Benarem Pundit (after JohannZoffany)Mihr Chand (Indian; fl. ca. 1759–86), attributed tom
Pineapple Coffeepot, 1750. Creamware, colored glazes. Staffordshire, England. Exhibition Bitter|Swe
ornamentedbeing:I’m re-watching Marie Antoinette for about the hundredth time and I realized that th
Gold decorated chilanum dagger, India, 17th/18th century.from The Jorge Caravana Collection
thegentlemanscloset:Men’s ring dating 1798-1800. High carat gold, seed pearls, and cobalt blue glass
Self portrait presumed to be by Marie-Elisabeth Lemoine (c.1755-c.1812)
oldrags:Portrait of a Lady as Diana by Nicholas de Largilliere, 17th-18th century Franc
“Le Cadeau délicat” by Louis Léopold Boilly (1761-1845)
“Jeune femme en redingote bleue”, circle of Lié-Louis Perin-Salbreux, end of 18th centur
Madame de Genlis by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1790
The Ladies Waldegrave by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1780
necspenecmetu:Donato Creti, Alexander the Great Threatened by His Father, c. 1700-5Oooooooohis there
artschoolglasses:Coat and Waistcoat, around 1790Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766):Portrait of Madame François-Philippe Brochier, née Charlotte-Claudine
A flintlock pepperbox revolver from Germany, 18th century.
Indian shamshir saber with elephant hilt, 18th century.from Czerny’s International Auction House
talleyrandsghost:Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier d'Agoty (1740 - 1786) Le contrat de mariage ou l'attent
onnesaitjamais:Robe à l’anglaise and habit à la française, c. 1785-1795.Aargh so pretty
vinceaddams:I really really like late 18th century waistcoats. Especially the 1790′s ones with the l
fripperiesandfobs:Coat, waistcoat and breeches ca. 1790From LACMA
The Cocktail of Empire,In the 18th century much of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia was called &ldq
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