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Soldier aiming the arquebus upwards with both hands (no. 10), ca. 1600.
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Soldier aiming the arquebus upwards with both hands (no. 10), ca. 1600.

1597 - 1608 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with both hands and raising it diagonally upwards (no. 10), ca. 1600. Plate 10 in the instructions for handling the musket: Brief enseignement, sur la representation des figures, du droit maniement de l'Harquebuse. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Military affairs around 1600.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat richt de roer met beide handen omhoog (nr. 10), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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