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Behold with attention these scenes, / And let them delight your heart, / Which display the courage of the Netherlands, / So that this courage may also dwell within you
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with 16 depictions of events from national history, such as the relief of Coevorden in 1594 and the relief and capture of Breda in 1637. Below each image a four-line verse. Marked top right: G.
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Credit lineBeschouw met aandacht deez' tafreelen, / En laten zij uw harte streelen, / Die, welke Neerlands moed vertoond, / Op dat die moed ook in uw woond. 1806 - 1830. Gerrit Oortman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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