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The brave warrior, under patriotic banners, / Knows how to carve out the path of glory on the field of honor, / But if he triumphs and returns as victor, / It is peace, not war, that the heroic heart desires
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Sheet with 12 depictions of soldiers. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: N. 91.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe dappre krijger, onder vaderlandsche vanen, / Weet zich het pad des roems op 't veld van eer te banen, / Maar zoo hij zegeviert en als verwinnaar keert, / Is 't vrede, en geen' krijg, dien 't helden. 1822 - 1849. Jan de Lange (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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