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Contemplate in this print a number of brave heroes, / Whose loyalty and courage, shown on the bloody field, / Sometimes boldly presented the laws to their enemy, / If this scene pleases you, we are already rewarded
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Contemplate in this print a number of brave heroes, / Whose loyalty and courage, shown on the bloody field, / Sometimes boldly presented the laws to their enemy, / If this scene pleases you, we are already rewarded

Johannis Waleson · 1862 - 1905 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 16 depictions of soldiers on horseback. Below each image a name and a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 57.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printrider, horsemanweapons
Credit lineBeschouw in deze prent een aantal dappere helden, / Wier trouw en dapperheid, in 't bloedig veld betoond, / Aan hunnen vijand soms de wetten stout voorstelde, / Behaagt u dit tafereel, dan zyn wy reed. 1862 - 1905. Johannis Waleson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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