De Ruitter school - part II

 Salvete Omnes,

following the first posting of this month, this is my second - de Gheyn's Ruitter school:  the late XVI  century lancers of the Western and Central Europe - 

for your study and enjoyment

Valett

De Ruiterschool - de Gheyn - part I

 Salvete Omnes,

a new month and new challengers - farmers around the world unite while world needs more peace, no war and mayhem. 

ad rem, my first posting of the month - the 'modern' cavalry of the late XVI century, when Western European  lancers were giving way to the 'modern' firearms blazing reiter cavalry

 

Here a collection of miltiary horsemanship prints by Jacob de Gheyn from Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands - done in 1599 AD.

part one - 'pistoliers' (reiter cavalry)  and arquebusiers of the late XVI century

 for your study and enjoyment 

Valete