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Soldier on guard with a musket taking the match (no. 39), ca. 1600
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A soldier on guard, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the fork (musket fork) on which the barrel rests (no. 39), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the fork, a lit match. With his right hand he grasps this match. Plate 39 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 op wacht met een musket die zijn lont pakt (nr. 39), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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