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Where the heart beats for Country and King, / Every citizen is always a soldier. / Where everyone wishes to fight for the fatherland, / There everyone also sees themselves freed from the yoke
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 12 depictions of soldiers with instruments, rifles and bayonets. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 46.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWaar 't hart voor Land en Koning slaat, / Is ieder burger steeds soldaat. / Waar elk voor 't vaderland wil strijden, / Ziet zich ook elk voor 't jok bevrijden. 1832 - 1850. Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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O youth! who inhabit Dutch soil, / see what this print shows you. / And print, as you see and read this, / let the events occur in your mind
Where the heart beats for country and king, / Every citizen is always a soldier. / Where everyone strives to fight for the fatherland / Everyone sees themselves freed from the yoke
Soldiers
This print shows in many images / Old-Holland's renown in former days; / And how the valor of our fathers / Still dared to risk their lives for the country
See, children, what strange things this print shows you, / How trade is carried on in various fields, / Thus diligent industry is crowned in every craft, / Thus the lowest estate still finds something to live on
What Old Holland Suffered Under the Spanish Yoke / And How It Always Fought for Its Freedom with Courage; / As Described in the History Books / This Beautiful Print Shows You, Dear Children