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Sentry pressing the match onto the flintlock of his musket
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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 furket (musket fork) on which the barrel rests. With his right hand he presses a lit match onto the hammer (part of the firing mechanism) of his musket. This print is part of the series of 43 numbered prints of musketeers from the Wapenhandelinghe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSoldaat op wacht die zijn lont op de haan van zijn musket drukt. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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