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Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear upright with his right hand (no. 17), ca. 1600
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Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear upright with his right hand (no. 17), ca. 1600

1597 - 1608 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) upright with his right hand (no. 17), ca. 1600. Plate 17 in the instructions for handling the spear: Enseignement brief; et succint sur les portraitz figurez, touchant l'usage, de tout ce qu'un Soldat doibt faire au maniement de la Pique. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Military affairs around 1600.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat, van voren gezien, die zijn spies met zijn rechterhand rechtop vasthoudt (nr. 17), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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