Soldier on guard putting his wick on the cock of his musket Corte lower right on the figuerliicke imagehe, soo much aengaet the right ghebruyck vant Musquet (original series title), A soldier on guard, full length out, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with its left hand at the fork of the furket (musket fork) on which the barrel rests. With his right hand he presses a burning wick on the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. This print is part of the series of 43 hand-numbered prints of musketeers in the Wapenhandelhe, handling of weapons, military training, firearms: rifle, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), The Hague, c. 1597 - 1607, paper, engraving, h 360 mm × w 260 mm
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