About This Artwork

Spanish, Ripoll

Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) from the cabinet d'armes of King Louis XIII of France (reigned 1610-1643), 1600/15

Iron, wood (walnut), steel
L. 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Barrel L. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Wt. 3 lb. 9 oz.
Caliber .44
George F. Harding Collection, 1982.2304

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Walter Karchieski, "Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago" (Art Institute of Chicago/Little, Brown, and Company, 1995), p. 100 (ill.)