Soldier, seen from the back, carrying his spear with both hands horizontally at nose height, his right hand at the foot of the weapon, his face turned to the left (no. 29), c. 1600, A soldier, seen from the back, carrying a spear (lance) with both hands horizontally at nose height, his right hand at the foot of the weapon, his face turned to the left (no. 29), c. 1600. Plate 29 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

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