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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier standing with the spear resting on the ground next to his right foot (no. 30), 1618
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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier standing with the spear resting on the ground beside the right foot, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, De Nassausche Wapen-Handelinge, 1618, plate no. 30. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat staande met de spies rustend op de grond naast de rechtervoet (nr. 30), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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