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Soldier holding his musket with both hands at his left thigh (no. 22), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with both hands near his left thigh (no. 22), ca. 1600. Plate 22 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 met beide handen bij zijn linkerdijbeen vasthoudt (nr. 22), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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