Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), c. 1600. This is the second act for placing the spear on the ground. Plate 16 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

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