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Soldier resting his musket on his shoulder with his right hand (no. 32), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, placing a musket (a specific type of firearm) on his left shoulder with his right hand, the barrel pointing upward (no. 32), ca. 1600. In his outstretched left hand, a lit match (with smoke in this second state). Plate 32 in the instructions for handling the musket. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn roer met zijn rechterhand op zijn schouder legt (nr. 32), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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