Soldier who pushes gunpowder and bullet with his loading stick in the course of his rudder (no. 26), ca. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop or), 1597 - 1608 Canvas Print

Soldier who pushes gunpowder and bullet with his loading stick in the course of his rudder (no. 26), ca. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop or), 1597 - 1608 Canvas Print

A soldier, at his feet, to the right, who holds a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand by his left thigh and brings his stick into the barrel with his right hand, to push gunpowder and bullet (no. 26), ca. 1600. Plate 26 in the instructions for handling the rudder: Shorte instruction upon the contrefaictinges, touching the right use of calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, 's-Gravenhage 1608. Military around 1600.

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