弗林特洛克手枪对 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	弗林特洛克手枪对
品名（英）	Pair of Flintlock Pistols
入馆年号	1932年，32.75.138–.139
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者	John Manton & Son【1815 至 1878】
创作年份	公元 1815 - 公元 1834
创作地区	原产国: 英格兰, 伦敦（Country of Origin: England, London）
分类	火器手枪燧石（Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock）
尺寸	32.75.138: 长 12 3/8 英寸 (31.4 厘米); 长 of barrel 7 3/8 英寸 (18.7 厘米); Cal. .60 英寸 (15.2 毫米); 重 1 磅 14 盎司 (850.5 g); 32.75.139: 长 12 1/4 英寸 (31.1 厘米); 长 of barrel 7 3/8 英寸 (18.7 厘米); Cal. .60 英寸 (15.2 毫米); 重 2 磅 (907.2 g)
介绍（中）	这把装饰精美的手枪的最初主人仍然未知，但这些手枪的奢华和大陆特色表明，它们可能属于乔治四世（1762-1830）或他的圈子里的某个人。他们的镶金锁是约翰·曼顿生前公司生产的最奢华的锁。握把上雕刻的鹰——在国王担任威尔士亲王时为他制作的一对手枪上也发现了这一特征，现在存放在温莎城堡的皇家收藏中（账号：RCIN 6166）——在这里用镶金的眼睛进一步增强。同样富有表现力的狮子也可以装饰在当代巴黎枪支的枪托上，这可能是曼顿委托制作这对独特枪支的灵感来源。这些坐骑包括用旋转的棘豆叶雕刻的精致皮带钩，但没有签名十八世纪末和十九世纪初的英国枪支制造商很少偏离冷静的风格，这种风格使他们在整个欧洲声名鹊起，并将他们的作品与欧洲大陆的作品区分开来。但对于富有的客户，尤其是后来的乔治四世（1762-1830）的威尔士亲王，他们摒弃了标准的装饰图案，转而采用更为炫耀的装饰。从18世纪80年代末到19世纪20年代，王子是当代伦敦枪支制造商的杰出赞助人，在他的一生中，他委托了数十种最高级的枪支用于运动、个人使用和展示。枪支制造商为王子改进了精选的枪支和配件，用银色支架代替了传统的钢制支架，在锁和枪管上添加了雕刻和镀金装饰，并用皇家武器和威尔士亲王的羽毛对武器进行了个性化设计。但王子对法国所有事物的亲和力有时也指导了枪支制造商的装饰选择。事实上，他在卡尔顿大厦（于1827年拆除）建造了他富丽堂皇的伦敦住宅，着眼于法国新古典主义风格，并用来自法国的艺术品、家具和其他装备进行了装饰。皇室青睐的枪支制造商最精心制作的作品迎合了这种品味，并将法国风格的装饰与传统的英国设计和技术完美融合。
介绍（英）	The original owner of this remarkably decorated pair remains unknown, but the pistols’ opulence and Continental character suggests they may have belonged to George IV (1762–1830) or someone in his circle. Their gold-inlaid locks are the most lavish ever produced by John Manton’s firm during his lifetime. The carved eagle on the grip—a feature also found on a pair of the king’s pistols, made for him when he was Prince of Wales, now in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle (Acc. no. RCIN 6166)—is here further enhanced with gold-inlaid eyes. Similarly expressive lions may be found adorning the pommels of contemporary Parisian firearms, a possible source of inspiration for the accomplished steel chiseler Manton commissioned to create the mounts for this unique pair. The mounts, which include elaborate belt hooks chiseled with swirling acanthus leaves, are unsigned. British gunmakers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries seldom deviated from the sober style that brought them fame throughout Europe and distinguished their work from that of the Continent. But for wealthy clients, particularly the Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762–1830), they shed standard decorative patterns in favor of more ostentatious embellishments. The prince was the preeminent patron of contemporary London gunmakers from the late 1780s through the 1820s, and over his lifetime he commissioned dozens of superlative firearms for sporting, personal use, and presentation. Gunmakers enhanced select firearms and accessories for the prince by substituting silver mounts for traditional steel, adding engraved and gilt ornament to the locks and barrels, and personalizing the weapons with the royal arms and Prince of Wales feathers. But the prince’s affinity for all things French also sometimes guided the gunmakers’ decorative choices. Indeed, he built his palatial London home at Carlton House (demolished in 1827) with an eye to the French Neoclassical style and decorated it with artworks, furniture, and other accoutrements from France. The most elaborate works by royally favored gunmakers catered to this taste and achieved a graceful blend of French-inspired decoration with traditional British design and technology.