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Soldier lifting his spear with his left hand above his left shoulder, his right hand raised to take it (no. 31), ca. 1600
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Soldier lifting his spear with his left hand above his left shoulder, his right hand raised to take it (no. 31), ca. 1600

1597 - 1607 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, facing right, lifting a pike with his left hand above his left shoulder, his right hand raised to take it (no. 31), ca. 1600. Plate 31 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.

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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit 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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