Soldier laying his musket on his shoulder with his right hand (no. 33), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, laying a musket (a particular type of firearm) on his left shoulder with his right hand, the barrel pointing diagonally upward. In his left hand, a burning fuse and a furket (musket fork) (no. 33), ca. 1600. Plate 33 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 Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses

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