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The virtue and brave existence of our fathers, this print shows us clearly; ah, may we take heed of their example, and set our feet in their footsteps
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 12 scenes of figures and events from Dutch history, including Laurens Janszoon Coster (one of the inventors of printing), Hugo de Groot escaping from Loevestein Castle, and Philip IV of Spain and the Peace of Münster. Below each scene a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 36.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDer vaad'ren deugd en kloek bestaan, / Toont deze prent ons duidelijk aan, / Ach, mogten we op hun voorbeeld letten, / En in hun spoor de voeten zetten. 1832 - 1850. Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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