The Exercise of Arms

A detailed copperplate engraving of a 17th-century soldier, likely a pikeman. The figure stands in a frontal pose, wearing a morion helmet decorated with an elaborate plume of feathers. He is dressed in a metal breastplate (cuirass) with attached tassets covering the upper thighs, worn over voluminous trunk hose. A sash is draped across his chest from the right shoulder. His right hand holds a tall pike vertically, while his left hand rests on his hip near the hilt of a sword. He wears stockings with ribbon ties and flat shoes. The engraving is bordered by a simple rectangular frame. At the bottom center is the artist's signature, and the numeral "1" is in the bottom right corner of the plate.