Soldier, seen from behind, holding his spear with his right hand upright (no. 7), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, seen from behind, holding a spear (lance) with his right hand upright (no. 7), c. 1600. This is the third action for bringing the spear to the ground upright. Plate 7 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, 1607. Warfare

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