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Soldier with a musket taking the match (no. 5), 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. 5), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, he holds a lit match. With his right hand he grasps this match. Plate 5 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 lont pakt (nr. 5), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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