A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

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Yes, A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques de Gheyn II|Jacques de Gheyn II

A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms) by Jacques de Gheyn II|Jacques de Gheyn II

Medium

Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein)

Dimensions

plate: 10 1/4 x 7 3/16 in. (26 x 18.2 cm) sheet: 13 13/16 x 10 1/2 in. (35.1 x 26.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.353.3

Tags

SoldiersFirearmsPortraits

Art Historical Context

Jacques de Gheyn II, a masterful Dutch engraver of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, created this intricate print as plate 37 from his renowned *Wapenhandelinghe vaners Musquetten Endeessen* (*The Exercise of Arms*), comprehensive 117-plate manual published around 1607–1608. Titled *A Soldier on Guard Freeing His Hand*, it depicts aeteer in mid-drill, transitioning from a guarded stance—highlighting the precise maneuvers essential for early modern infantry. Commissioned by Prince Maurice of Orange-Nassau, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic during its revolt against Spanish rule, the seri...

A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

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