Soldier with a helm grabbing his powder horn (no. 21), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, seen from the back, holding a helm (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh, the barrel pointing diagonally upward (no. 21), c. 1600. With his right hand, he grasps a powder horn by his side. Plate 21 in the instructions for handling the helm: Brief enseignement, sur la representation des figures, du droit maniement de l'Harquebuse. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques

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