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This gallery of the great, dear children! shows you, / That to be truly great, one must be rich in heroic deeds
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This gallery of the great, dear children! shows you, / That to be truly great, one must be rich in heroic deeds

Johan Noman · 1806 - 1830 · 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 12 depictions of heroes and princes, including Alexander the Great, Cornelis Tromp, and a Turkish field marshal. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 309.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printCornelis TrompAlexander de Grotehistorical personsruler, sovereignpope
Credit lineDeez' galerij der grooten, lieve kinderen! toont u aan, / Dat men om waarlijk groot te wezen, rijk moet zijn in heldendaan. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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