Soldier holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him high above the ground (No. 3), ca. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him high above the ground (No. 3), ca. 1600. This is the second act for raising the spear upright. Plate 3 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'recht ghebruyck, van al t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage

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