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 skewer: Brief instruction upon the contrefaictinges, concerning the right use, of all what a Souldier needeth to know in handling of the Pike. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, The Hague 1608. Martial arts circa 1600., print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), print maker: Robert de Baudous (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1597 - 1608, paper, engraving, height 260 mm × width 188 mm
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