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Soldier carrying his spear with both hands horizontally at shoulder height (no. 19), ca. 1600
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Soldier carrying his spear with both hands horizontally at shoulder height (no. 19), ca. 1600

1597 - 1608 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, carrying a spear (lance) with both hands horizontally at shoulder height (no. 19), ca. 1600. Plate 19 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.

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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat die zijn spies met beide handen horizontaal op schouderhoogte draagt (nr. 19), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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