Soldier carrying his spear vertically in his right hand (no. 18), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) vertically in his right hand leaning against his right arm (no. 18), c. 1600. Plate 18 in the instructions for handling the spear: Enseignement brief; et succint sur les portraitz figurez, touchant l'usage, de tout ce qu'un Soldat doibt faire au maniement de la Pique. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince

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