2474 De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise of Cavalry. Jacques de Gheyn II, Jacob.
De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise of Cavalry
De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise of Cavalry

A 16th century image from the state-sponsored military manual that revolutionized European warfare tactics.

De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise of Cavalry

Leiden: 1599. Engraving on laid paper with a partial chalice and grapes watermark, 6 1/4 x 8 inches (159 x 204 mm), narrow margins. In excellent condition with the sheet edges adhered with archival materials to a window mat which allows the sheet to be viewed in its entirety.

From a manual commissioned by Prince Maurice of Orange and Count Johann II of Nassau-Siegen to codify and modernize the military tactics of the Dutch army during the Eighty Years' War.

Item number: 2474

Price: $350.00

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