Soldier blowing powder from his musket (no. 19), ca. 1600

A soldier, full-length, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) to his mouth with both hands and blowing over it to dislodge any powder that may have fallen out of the pan (the powder reservoir) (no. 19), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the barrel of the musket, a burning match. Plate 19 from 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.