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Soldier thrusting his spear forward by transferring his right hand from the point to the foot of the weapon (no. 23), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, thrusting his spear forward by transferring his right hand from the tip to the foot of the weapon (no. 23), ca. 1600. Plate 23 in the instructions for handling the spear: Brief instruction upon the contrefaictinges, concerning the right use, of all what a Souldier needeth to know in handling of the Pike. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, 's-Gravenhage 1608. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn spies naar voren steekt door zijn rechterhand over te brengen van de punt naar de voet van het wapen (nr. 23), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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