Subject

Firearm

The Last Moments of John Brown — Thomas Hovenden

Firearm is a subject in art. The gallery holds 46 works in this subject in art, including works by Thomas Eakins, David Teniers the Younger and Thomas Hovenden.

A firearm is any type of gun that shoots projectiles using high explosive pressure generated from combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellant, most often black powder in antique firearms and smokeless powder in modern firearms. Small arms is a subset of light firearms that is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual.

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