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Come, young men, come, if you wish to bear arms, / Choose according to your own taste, what suits your pleasure, / Whether a cuirassier, uhlans, or a hussar, / If you choose a lancers, the service is ready for you
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Come, young men, come, if you wish to bear arms, / Choose according to your own taste, what suits your pleasure, / Whether a cuirassier, uhlans, or a hussar, / If you choose a lancers, the service is ready for you

Cornelis Johannes Koster · 1842 - 1866 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 4 images of soldiers on horseback. Below each image, a four-line verse. Numbered in the upper right: 52.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwarfarethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineKomt, jongelingen komt, wilt gy de wapens dragen, / Kies maar uw eigen zin, wat uw strekt tot behagen, / Het zy een curassier, ulaan of een huzaar, / Verkiest gy een lanssier, de dienst is voor uw kla. 1842 - 1866. Cornelis Johannes Koster. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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