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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier brings the spear back into the resting position in three beats, third movement (no. 12), 1618
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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier brings the spear back into the resting position in three beats, third movement with the spear now resting on the ground and the shield in front of the body, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, De Nassausche Wapen-Handelinge, 1618, plate no. 12. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat brengt in drie tijden de spies weer terug in de rustpositie, derde beweging (nr. 12), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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