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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier standing at rest with the shield on his back (no. 27), 1618
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Drill with shield and spear: the soldier standing at rest with the shield on his back, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, Nassauische Waffenhandelung, 1618, plate no. 27. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat staande in rust met het schild op de rug (nr. 27), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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