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Soldier carrying his musket on his left shoulder and holding his fork in his right hand (no. 1), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, with a musket (a specific type of firearm) resting on his left shoulder (no. 1), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the butt of the musket, a lit match. In his right hand, a fork (musket fork). Plate 1 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderrechtinghe op de figuerlicke afbeeldinghe, soo veel aengaet het recht ghebruyck van Musquet. 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 musket op zijn linkerschouder draagt en zijn furket in zijn rechterhand vasthoudt (nr. 1), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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