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Soldier thrusting the point of his spear forward with his right hand while holding the shaft with his left hand (no. 22), ca. 1600
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Soldier thrusting the point of his spear forward with his right hand while holding the shaft with his left hand (no. 22), ca. 1600

1597 - 1608 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, to the right, thrusting the point of his spear (lance) forward with his right hand and grasping the shaft with his left hand (no. 22), ca. 1600. Plate 22 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 met zijn rechterhand de punt van zijn spies naar voren steekt en met zijn linkerhand de schacht vastpakt (nr. 22), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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