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Soldier on guard pressing the match onto the cock of his musket
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A soldier on guard, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the fork (musket fork) on which the barrel rests. With his right hand he presses a burning match onto the hammer (part of the firing mechanism) of his musket. This print is part of the series of 43 hand-numbered prints of musketeers in the Wapenhandelinghe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat op wacht die zijn lont op de haan van zijn musket drukt. c. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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