Caption:
Valtein, GermanLandsknechte halberdier, 16th century. Swordsman who fought in Denmark. In plumed hat, gold full-sleeved doublet, striped stockings, garters, carrying a sword and halberd. Hallebardier. After a print by Hans Guldenmundt. Handcolored lithograph after an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard from Georges Duplessis's Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris, 1867. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer.