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Soldier carrying his musket on his left shoulder and holding his fork in his left hand (no. 2), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, with a musket (a specific type of firearm) resting on his left shoulder (no. 2), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the stock of the musket, he holds a fork (musket fork) and a lit match. Plate 2 in the instructions for handling the musket: Brief enseignement, sur les pourtraitz figurez, touchant le droit maniement du Mousquet. 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 die zijn musket op zijn linkerschouder draagt en zijn furket in zijn linkerhand vasthoudt (nr. 2), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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