Falconet (cannon) - Wikipedia The falconet was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller shot than the similar falcon During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of animals, such as reptiles, birds or mythical beasts depending on their size
Falconet (cannon) | Military Wiki - Fandom The falconet or falcon was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of reptiles, birds or beasts depending on their size
Etienne Maurice Falconet - Artnet Étienne Maurice Falconet was a preeminent French Rococo sculptor View Etienne Maurice Falconet’s artworks on artnet Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices
Falconet | bird | Britannica Other articles where falconet is discussed: falcon: …(6 inches) long in the falconets (Microhierax) to about 60 cm (24 inches) in the gyrfalcon, an Arctic species In true falcons the female is the larger and bolder of the sexes and is preferred for the sport of falconry
Étienne Maurice Falconet - Wikipedia Étienne Maurice Falconet (1 December 1716 – 24 January 1791) was a French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman (1782), in St Petersburg, Russia, and for the small statues he produced in series for the Royal Sévres Porcelain Manufactory [1] [2]
falconet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary falconet (plural falconets) A small or young falcon Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia (military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon
Etienne-Maurice Falconet Sculptor | All works Etienne-Maurice Falconet is a French sculptor born to a poor family, he initially studied carpentry, but his talent was soon discovered by the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, who took the boy under his wing
Falconet (cannon) - Wikiwand The falconet was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller shot than the similar falcon During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of animals, such as reptiles, birds or mythical beasts depending on their size