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We always strive for duty, in our warlike state, / And risk goods and blood for the dear fatherland
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We always strive for duty, in our warlike state, / And risk goods and blood for the dear fatherland

Glenisson & Zonen · 1856 - 1900 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 30 depictions of soldiers on horseback. Below each row an inscription. Numbered in the center at the top: no. 85.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineWij streven steeds naer pligt, in onzen krijgrenstand, / En wagen goed en bloed voor 't dierbaar vaderland. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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