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Soldier holding his musket with both hands at his left thigh (no. 22), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with both hands at his left thigh (no. 22), ca. 1600. Plate 22 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 met beide handen bij zijn linkerdijbeen vasthoudt (nr. 22), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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