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Soldier with an arquebus opening his powder horn (no. 22), ca. 1600.
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand at his left thigh, the barrel pointing diagonally upwards (no. 22), ca. 1600. With his right hand he opens a powder horn. Plate 21 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 descriptionCredit lineSoldaat met een roer die zijn kruithoorn opent (nr. 22), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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