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The Exercise with Shield and Spear: The Soldier Presents His Rapier with the Hand Not Higher Than His Face (No. 19), 1618
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Exercise with shield and spear: the soldier presents his rapier with the hand no higher than his face, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, Nassauische Waffenhandelung, 1618, plate no. 19. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat presenteert zijn rapier met de hand niet hoger dan zijn gezicht (nr. 19), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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