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title: 17th-Century Musketeer
author: The British Museum
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# 17th-Century Musketeer

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## Image File

[![17th-Century Musketeer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15130.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15130.png)

## Image Caption

A drawing of a typical 17th-century musketeer. Musketeers were a standard component of European infantry armies of the period and particularly during the [English Civil Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/English_Civil_Wars/) (1642-51). Ink and watercolours. Drawn in the 19th century. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

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Museum, T. B. (2022, January 14). 17th-Century Musketeer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15130/17th-century-musketeer/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "17th-Century Musketeer." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15130/17th-century-musketeer/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "17th-Century Musketeer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Jan 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15130/17th-century-musketeer/>.

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