Aanwijzing 14 voor het hanteren van het musket - V lont… by Jacob de Gheyn II

Engraving of a soldier in a plumed hat handling a long matchlock musket, numbered 14 in a drill series.

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Aanwijzing 14 voor het hanteren van het musket - V lont afneemt (Jacob de Gheyn, 1607), Jacob de Gheyn II (1607), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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An engraved plate shows a soldier in a plumed hat, ruffled collar, and loose breeches, holding a long matchlock musket and turning it as he handles the match. A sword hilt and a bandolier with powder flasks are visible at his waist, and the figure stands on a shaded ground line. The print is Jacob de Gheyn II's 1607 drill instruction, number 14 in the series, dated 1607.

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