Soldier detaching the match from the cock of his arquebus (no. 13), ca. 1600.
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 13), ca. 1600. With his right hand he removes the lit match resting on the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. Plate 13 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 descriptionSimilar works
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