Artist: Jean Ii Maritz
Encontro: 1746
museu: Musée de l'Armée (Paris, France)
Técnica: Bronze
Achille is a bronze 12-pound cannon created in 1746 in Lyon by founder Jean II Maritz, Master of the Foundries of France. The arrangement of decoration around the entirety of the firearm aligns with the royal order of October 7, 1732, and this piece is signed by Jean-Florent de Vallière (1667–1759). This rich decoration is placed in such a way that the tailpiece has been sculpted to depict the head of gallinaceous bird. The first reinforce bears the French coat of arms and the sun, given that it was the king
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