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Soldier firing his musket, supported by his fork (no. 12), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, aiming a musket (a specific type of firearm) with both hands at a target, the barrel resting on a fork (musket fork), and firing (no. 12), ca. 1600. Plate 12 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, steunend op zijn furket, afvuurt (nr. 12), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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