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If you desire to learn the military profession, / Every hero will also be honored with his own name. / Then consider what has been engraved here for you, / And what each one has done is mentioned at the same time
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If you desire to learn the military profession, / Every hero will also be honored with his own name. / Then consider what has been engraved here for you, / And what each one has done is mentioned at the same time

Glenisson & Zonen · 1856 - 1900 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; hand coloring; paper; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with 20 depictions of military scenes, such as a soldier on horseback and a soldier firing a cannon. Under each image, a two-line poem. Numbered in the top center: n. 124. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Military affairs; Land army; Children's prints.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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popular printwarfare
Credit lineMogt gij begeerig zijn het krijgsmansambt te leeren, / Men zal ook ieder held met eigen naam vereeren. / Beschouw dan wat men hier voor u heeft afgenaald, / En wat elkeen verrigt wordt tevens aangehaa. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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