Vuursteenpistool van Cornelis Tromp

G. van Eyll, c. 1675

Arms collection of Cornelis Tromp. These weapons were kept at the Amsterdam home of Cornelis Tromp. The collection included contemporary weapons of exceptional quality and several exotic weapons acquired for their curiosity value. Tromp probably received many of these weapons as gifts during his patrols of the Mediterranean Sea and in the Baltic.

  • Artwork typeflintlock pistol
  • Object numberNG-NM-6098-B-2
  • Dimensionslength 50 cm, length 33 cm, diameter 15 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Vuursteenpistool van Cornelis Tromp

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-6098-B-2

  • Description

    Eén van een koppel Nijmeegse vuursteenpistolen met vuursteenbatterijslot met bolle slotplaat en haan. Notenhouten lade met ijzeren beslag. De slotplaat is gesigneerd: G. van Eyll, Nijmegen.

Creation

  • Creation

    G. van Eyll, Nijmegen

  • Dating

    c. 1675

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • length 50 cm
    • length 33 cm
    • diameter 15 mm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Period

    1629 - 1691

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • J.B. Kist, 'Wapens van Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691)', Antiek 6 (1971-1972) nr. 10, p. 653-673, afb. p. 660-661.
    • Documentatiemap.

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