Anton Peffenhauser (1525-1603) was one of the most important armourers active in the great armour-making city of Augsburg throughout the second half of the sixteenth century. Active for more than fifty years, Peffenhauser must have enjoyed one of the longest working lifetimes of all Renaissance armourers. An astute businessman as well as a skilled craftsman, Peffenhauser led a large workshop with an almost unparalleled output, with scores of his armours preserved today in museums around the world. The Wallace Collection alone includes seven complete Peffenhauser armours, for the joust and tourney, as well as numerous other armour parts. His extraordinary achievements will be discussed by leading Peffenhauser expert Dr Holger Schuckelt of the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen (State Art Museums), Dresden and Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection.
Image credit: Workshop of Anton Peffenhauser, Helmet of Jousting Armour, Augsburg (Germany), c. 1590 (A48), The Wallace Collection.