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Soldier carrying his spear vertically in his right hand (no. 18), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) vertically in his right hand, leaning against his right arm (no. 18), ca. 1600. Plate 18 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 descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn spies in de rechterhand verticaal draagt (nr. 18), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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