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Soldier carrying his spear vertically in his right hand (no. 18), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, holding a pike vertically in his right hand, leaning against his right arm (no. 18), ca. 1600. Plate 18 in the instructions for handling the pike: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe belanghende trechte gebruck, van alle t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn spies in de rechterhand verticaal draagt (nr. 18), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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