Gun Shield
This is a rare, experimental combination of body armor (shield) and a weapon (matchlock gun). The gunsmith Giovanni Battista of Ravenna proposed this gun shield to King Henry VIII of England in 1544. Interested in technology, the king had 100 made for his bodyguards.As a firea...
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29199
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Armory at the Tower of London; John Beardmore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Beardmore Sale, London, 1921, lot 17; Walters Art Museum, 1981, by gift [purchased through a fund donated by Joseph Kindig, Jr.'s three children].
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en
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1414_Fnt_BW_C81.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1414_Fnt_BW_C81.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1414_Fnt_BW_C81.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1414 |
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