Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), c. 1600. This is the second act for placing the spear on the ground. Plate 16 in the instructions for handling the skewer: 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

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