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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier holds the shield with the left hand in front of the body (no. 6), 1618
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The exercise with shield and spear: the soldier holds the shield with the left hand in front of the body and the spear rests on the right shoulder, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, De Nassausche Wapen-Handelinge, 1618, plate no. 6. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe exercitie met schild en spies: de soldaat houdt het schild met de linkerhand vóór het lichaam (nr. 6), 1618. 1616 - 1618. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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