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Soldier on guard adjusting the match on the cock of his musket to the correct position and shape
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 thumb and middle finger of his right hand he gives the burning match on the hammer (part of the firing mechanism) of his musket the correct position and shape. 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 de lont op de haan van zijn musket de juiste plek en vorm geeft. c. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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