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Soldier with a musket opening a powder measure
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Soldier with a musket opening a powder measure

Jacques de Gheyn (II) · 1596 - 1606 · doorgriffelen; pen; brush; paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) in his left hand by his left thigh, the barrel pointing diagonally upwards. Design for plate 23 in the instructions for handling the musket in the Wapenhandelinghe by J. de Gheyn (1607). Military affairs around 1600. Design for a print.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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designdrawingMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat met een musket die een kruitmaat opent. 1596 - 1606. Jacques de Gheyn (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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