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Soldier blowing sparks away from the pan of his musket (no. 16), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) to his mouth and blowing over the pan (the powder reservoir) (no. 16), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, a fork (musket fork) and a lit match. In his right hand, a powder flask. Plate 16 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 vonken wegblaast van de pan van zijn musket (nr. 16), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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