Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear with his right hand upright (no. 17), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with his right hand upright (no. 17), c. 1600. Plate 17 in the instructions for handling the spear: 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 ende spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. Martial art circa 1600., print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), intermediary draughtsman

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