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Soldier carrying his pike on his right shoulder, point angled towards the ground (no. 32), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, carrying a spear on his right shoulder, the point angled toward the ground. His right hand grips the spear (no. 32), ca. 1600. Plate 32 from 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, The Hague, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn spies op zijn rechterschouder draagt, de punt schuin naar de grond gericht (nr. 32), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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