Soldier, facing left, holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 6), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 6), c. 1600. This is the second act for bringing the spear to the ground upright. Plate 6 in the instructions for handling the skewer: 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

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