Soldier carrying his spear with both hands by his right side, the point raised diagonally (no. 15), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, carrying a spear (lance) with both hands by his right side, the point raised diagonally (no. 15), c. 1600. This is the first act for placing the spear on the ground. Plate 15 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 ende spiessen

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