Soldier holding his musket with both hands upright in front of him (no. 21), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with both hands in front of him, pointing the barrel upward, to bring it to his left (no. 21), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the barrel of the musket, he holds a furket (musket fork) and a burning fuse. Plate 21 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

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