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See here, O Youth! the lot of Life of a Horse, / Wild, brave, proud, and strong, but combative by nature. / Yet it is mostly born to slavery; / If it is old, it is beaten to death: the plowman may own it.
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See here, O Youth! the lot of Life of a Horse, / Wild, brave, proud, and strong, but combative by nature. / Yet it is mostly born to slavery; / If it is old, it is beaten to death: the plowman may own it.

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 12 depictions of the life of a horse. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 115.

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printpopular printhorse
Credit lineZie hier, ô Jeugd! het lot des Levens van een Paard, / Wulpsch, moedig, trotsch, en sterk, maar strydbaar ook van aart. / Het wordt nochthans al meest tot slaverny gebooren; / Is 't oud, men slaat het. 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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