Soldier on guard taking his musket from his shoulder (no. 35), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1608 A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who takes a musket (a certain type of firearm) from his left shoulder with his right hand (no. 35), ca. 1600. In his left hand in addition to the cob of the musket also a furmeret (musket fork) and a burning wick. It is therefore about the same position as the person who is shown on the third print of the series. Plate 35 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of t
Soldier on guard taking his musket from his shoulder (no. 35), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1608 A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who takes a musket (a certain type of firearm) from his left shoulder with his right hand (no. 35), ca. 1600. In his left hand in addition to the cob of the musket also a furmeret (musket fork) and a burning wick. It is therefore about the same position as the person who is shown on the third print of the series. Plate 35 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelhe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'Armes, d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz et Piques: and conformité de l'Ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who takes a musket (a certain type of firearm) from his left shoulder with his right hand (no. 35), ca. 1600. In his left hand in addition to the cob of the musket also a furmeret (musket fork) and a burning wick. It is therefore about the same position as the person who is shown on the third print of the series. Plate 35 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelhe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'Armes, d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz et Piques: and conformité de l'Ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving
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