Soldier pushing gunpowder and bullet into the barrel of his helm with his ramrod
Painter: Jacques de Gheyn (II)
Year:
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Medium: pen
Description: A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a helm (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand by his left thigh and bringing his ramrod into the barrel with his right hand, to push powder and bullet (No. 26), ca. 1600. Plate 26 in the instructions for handling the helm: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'rechte ghebruyck des Roers. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, The Hague, 1607. Warfare around 1600. Design for a print.