Public domain
The exercise with the targe and rapier: the soldier holding the targe slightly forward to be able to draw the rapier (no. 4), 1618
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Drill with targe and rapier: the soldier holds the targe slightly forward to draw the rapier, 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. 4. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met de targe en rapier: de soldaat houdt de targe iets naar voren om de rapier te kunnen trekken (nr. 4), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Similar works
The exercise with the targe and rapier: the soldier releasing his hand from the strap of the targe (no. 12), 1618
The exercise with targe and rapier: the soldier holds the targe slightly forward to be able to draw the rapier (no. 4), 1618
The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier drawing his arm from the shield's strap (no. 25), 1618
The exercise with the targe and rapier: how the soldier must defend himself with the targe resting against the left knee and left shoulder, the drawn rapier in hand (no. 8), 1618
The Exercise with Shield and Spear: The Soldier Draws His Rapier from Behind His Shield (No. 18), 1618
The exercise with the targe and rapier: the soldier holding the targe with the right hand and grasping the strap with the left hand (no. 3), 1618