Soldier on guard holding his rudder with his left hand by his right side angled upward, his right hand extended (no. 37), c. 1600, A soldier on guard, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand by his right side, the barrel angled upward (no. 37), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the rudder, he holds a burning fuse. His right hand he holds out. Plate 37 in the instructions for handling the rudder: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'rechte ghebruyck des Roers. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn

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