Soldier holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him high above the ground (no. 5), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him high above the ground (no. 5), c. 1600. This is the first act for bringing the spear straight to the ground. Plate 5 in the instructions for handling the skewer: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe belanghende trechte gebruck, van alle t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten

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