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The Exercise with Shield and Spear: The Soldier with the Spear Slanted in Both Hands and the Shield on His Back (No. 2), 1618
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Exercise with shield and spear: the soldier in profile with the spear held diagonally in both hands and the shield on his back, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, Nassauische Waffenhandelung, 1618, plate no. 2. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat met de spies schuin in beide handen en het schild op de rug (nr. 2), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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