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The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 47 (2012)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 47

"'Mon cher ami et frère d'armes': Letters from Costantino Ressman to William Riggs, Collectors of Arms and Armor in Nineteenth-Century Paris"

Carrara, Elena

2012

14 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Elena Carrara

Elena Carrara is an Associate Research Curator for the Scientific Research Department.

Met Art in Publication

Architectural Drawing of the Interior of the Comte de Nieuwerkerke's House, Hector-Martin Lefuel French, Pen and watercolor on paper, French, Paris — Architectural Drawing of the Interior of the Comte de Nieuwerkerke's House
Hector-Martin Lefuel
ca. 1870

Archer's Shield (Pavise), Wood, linen, pigskin, gesso, pigment, Swiss — Archer's Shield (Pavise)
Swiss
15th century

Infantry Armor, Steel, leather, German, Nuremberg — Infantry Armor
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1600

Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633), Steel, copper, gold, silver, wood, textile, Italian — Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)
Italian
ca. 1600–1610

Helmet and Shield in the Classical Style, Bronze, silver, gold, silk, metallic yarn, French, Paris — Helmet and Shield in the Classical Style
French, Paris
probably ca. 1760–70

Helmet all'Antica, Filippo Negroli Italian, Steel, Italian, Milan — Helmet all'Antica
Filippo Negroli
ca. 1532–35

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