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Wat heeft den oorlog niet al kunsten uitgedacht, / Tot ondermijning van het menschelijk geslacht. / Gezegend land! dat niet dan in onmijd'bren nood / Der burgeren deugd beproeft, n 'aanzien van e dood
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Wat heeft den oorlog niet al kunsten uitgedacht, / Tot ondermijning van het menschelijk geslacht. / Gezegend land! dat niet dan in onmijd'bren nood / Der burgeren deugd beproeft, n 'aanzien van e dood

Jacob Plügger · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; 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 soldiers. Each image has an inscription below. Numbered top right: No 53.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printwarfarethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineWat heeft den oorlog niet al kunsten uitgedacht, / Tot ondermijning van het menschelijk geslacht. / Gezegend land! dat niet dan in onmijd'bren nood / Der burgeren deugd beproeft, n 'aanzien van e dood. 1806 - 1830. Jacob Plügger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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