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Behold the saviors of the cruelly oppressed lands / They tore the tyrant's plunder from his claws and teeth
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Behold the saviors of the cruelly oppressed lands / They tore the tyrant's plunder from his claws and teeth

Jan Hendrik de Lange · 1787 - 1822 · 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 8 depictions of soldiers on horseback. Numbered top right: No. 43.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwarfarethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineZie hier de redders van de wreed verdrukte landen / Zij scheurden den tiran den roof uit klaauw en tanden [(...)]. 1787 - 1822. Jan Hendrik de Lange. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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