Plate seven from Nouveavx Desseins D'Arquebvseries; ca. 1705-30; Paris; French; Paris; Engraving; 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 20.9 cm); Works on Paper; This print is a prime example of French designs for the decoration of firearms in the late rococo style; which set the fashion for luxury arms across Europe at the time. It was created by an enigmatic engraver known only as De Lacollombe and comes from a group that was added to after his death and then published by his better-known pupil Gilles Demarteau (1722-1776) in about 1749