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Soldier raising the musket with both hands (no. 10), ca. 1600
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Soldier raising the musket with both hands (no. 10), ca. 1600

1597 - 1607 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with both hands and raising it diagonally upward (no. 10), ca. 1600. Plate 10 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'rechte ghebruyck des Roers. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat richt de roer met beide handen omhoog (nr. 10), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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