Soldier carrying his spear with both hands horizontally at shoulder height, his right hand at the base of the weapon, ca. 1645, A full-length soldier carrying a spear (lance) with both hands horizontally at shoulder height, his right hand at the base of the weapon. This is the third operation for lowering the spike to pass under an arch. Printed on the back with text in French. Free copy of plate 14 in the instructions for handling the spear in the Wapenhandelinghe by J. de Gheyn. Military system around 1600., print, print maker: Petrus Rucholle, Southern Netherlands, 1645 - 1647, paper

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