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Soldier, seen from the back, holding his pike upright with his right hand (no. 7), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, seen from the back, holding a spear (lance) upright with his right hand (no. 7), ca. 1600. This is the third action for lowering the spear upright to the ground. Plate 7 in the instructions for handling the spear: 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, op de rug gezien, die zijn spies met zijn rechterhand rechtop vasthoudt (nr. 7), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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