Caption:
The exercise with the targe and rapier: the soldier at rest with the targe on his back (no. 1), 1618, The exercise with shield and spear: five soldiers standing side by side in line with the spear in the right hand resting on the ground and the shield in front of the chest, 1618. Part of the illustrations in: Adam van Breen, Nassauische Waffenhandelung, Kurtzer Bericht unnd Ahnzeigungh auff die Ab-bildungh der Figuren, den rechten brauch alles des jenigen betreffend, so einem Soldaten von nöten, in der handlung der Targa, met dem Degen, 1618, plate no. 1. Martial arts circa 1600., Adam van Breen, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1616 - 1618, paper, engraving, height 255 mm × width 187 mm