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Soldier pouring powder into the pan of his musket (no. 17), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, pouring powder from a powder flask into the pan (the powder reservoir) of a musket (a specific type of firearm) (no. 17), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, he holds a fork and a lit match. Plate 17 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 kruit in de pan van zijn musket giet (nr. 17), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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