Soldier carrying his spear with his left hand by his right side, the point raised diagonally (no. 13), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, carrying a spear (lance) with his left hand by his right side, the point raised diagonally (no. 13), c. 1600. This is the second act for lowering the spear to pass under an overhang. Plate 13 in the instructions for handling the spear: Brief instruction upon the contrefaictinges, concerning the right use, of all what a Souldier needeth to know in handling of the Pike. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn

---

Size: 3291px × 4827px
Location:
Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 13, 1600, act, armes, calivres, carrying, contrefaictinges, de, diagonally, edition, english, exercise, full-length, gheyn, gheyns, hand, handling, illustrations, instruction, instructions, lance, left, lowering, muskettes, needeth, overhang, part, pass, pike, plate, point, raised, side, soldier, souldier, spear, wapenhandelinghe