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Soldier carrying his pike horizontally at shoulder height with both hands, his right hand at the butt of the weapon
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Soldier carrying his pike horizontally at shoulder height with both hands, his right hand at the butt of the weapon

c. 1597 - 1607 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Een soldaat, ten voeten uit, die een spies (lans) met beide handen horizontaal op schouderhoogte draagt, zijn rechterhand bij de voet van het wapen. Deze prent is onderdeel van de reeks van 32 met de hand genummerde prenten van spiesdragers in de Wapenhandelinghe.

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Credit lineSoldaat die zijn spies met beide handen horizontaal op schouderhoogte draagt, zijn rechterhand bij de voet van het wapen. c. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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