Three Partisans Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
Object type: Three partisans
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Berain|Bonaventure Ravoisie
Artist bio: French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris|French, Paris, recorded 1678–1709
Artist role: Designer|Sword cutler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1658–1715
Medium: Steel, gold, wood, textile, brass
Dimensions: 04.3.64: Head, 20 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (52.7 x 15 cm); Overall, 94 3/8 in. (239.7 cm); 04.3.65: Head, 22 9/16 x 6 1/2 in. (57.3 x 16.5 cm); Overall, 94 1/8 in. (239 cm); Head, 20 9/16 x 6 1/16 in. (52.2 x 15.4 cm); Overall, 86 11/16 in. (220.2 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: 04.3.64, .65: Rogers Fund, 1904; 14.25.454: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1904
Tags: Coat of Arms|Apollo|Sun