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Soldier lifting his pike with his left hand above his left shoulder, his right hand raised to take over (no. 31), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, lifting a spear (lance) with his left hand above his left shoulder, his right hand raised to take over (no. 31), ca. 1600. Plate 31 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'recht ghebruyck, van al t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn spies met zijn linkerhand boven zijn linkerschouder tilt, zijn rechterhand opgeheven om hem over te nemen (nr. 31), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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