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Cossacks
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Cossacks

M. Hemeleers-van Houter · 1827 - 1894 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 16 depictions of Cossacks (soldiers). Some images have captions in French. Numbered at the top center: 64.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printwarfarethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineKozakken. 1827 - 1894. M. Hemeleers-van Houter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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