Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 2), ca. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 2), ca. 1600. This is the first action for raising the spear upright. Plate 2 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'recht ghebruyck, van al 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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