Gentlemen and Performers

Illustrations of gentlemen and theatrical personas from the past, showcasing elaborate costumes, expressions, and playful movements in a quirky, historical style.

Soldier who places his spies against his right foot with his left hand and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1607 A soldier, after, to the right, who with his left hand places his skewer (lans) against his right foot and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600. Plate 25 in the instructions for handling the Spies: Corte Onderwysinghe on the Figuerliicke image, interested t'recht ghebruyck, from Al t'ghene a soldaet int acting of the Spies Emergency is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapons Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, The Hague, 1607. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper engraving A soldier, after, to the right, who with his left hand places his skewer (lans) against his right foot and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600. Plate 25 in the instructions for handling the Spies: Corte Onderwysinghe on the Figuerliicke image, int
Soldier who places his spies against his right foot with his left hand and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1607 A soldier, after, to the right, who with his left hand places his skewer (lans) against his right foot and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600. Plate 25 in the instructions for handling the Spies: Corte Onderwysinghe on the Figuerliicke image, interested t'recht ghebruyck, from Al t'ghene a soldaet int acting of the Spies Emergency is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapons Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, The Hague, 1607. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper engraving A soldier, after, to the right, who with his left hand places his skewer (lans) against his right foot and pulls his sword with his right hand (no. 25), ca. 1600. Plate 25 in the instructions for handling the Spies: Corte Onderwysinghe on the Figuerliicke image, int