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Soldier carrying his spear with both hands at his right side, the point angled upwards and close to his stomach (no. 20), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, carrying a pike with both hands at his right side, the point angled upwards and close to his stomach (no. 20), ca. 1600. Plate 20 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 met beide handen bij zijn rechterzijde draagt, de punt schuin omhoog gericht en vlakbij zijn buik (nr. 20), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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