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The exercise with the targe and rapier: the soldier at rest with the targe on his back (no. 1), 1618
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Drill with shield and spear: five soldiers standing side by side in line with the spear in the right hand resting on the ground and the shield before the chest, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, Nassauische Waffenhandelung / Kurtzer Bericht unnd Ahnzeigungh auff die Ab-bildungh der Figuren / den rechten brauch alles des jenigen betreffend / so einem Soldaten von nöten / in der handlung der Targa, met dem Degen, 1618, plate no. 1. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met de targe en rapier: de soldaat in rust met de targe op de rug (nr. 1), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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