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Behold, O youth! the lot of life of the horse, / Wild, brave, proud, and strong, yet also combative by nature. / Yet it is increasingly born into slavery; / When it is old, it is struck dead: the plowman may own it
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Behold, O youth! the lot of life of the horse, / Wild, brave, proud, and strong, yet also combative by nature. / Yet it is increasingly born into slavery; / When it is old, it is struck dead: the plowman may own it

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 from the life of a horse. Below each depiction, a two-line verse. Numbered bottom right: No. 93.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhorse
Credit lineZie hier, o jeugd! het lot des levens van het paard, / Wulpsch, moedig, trotsch, en sterk, maar strydbaar ook van aart. / Het wordt nogthans al meer tot slaverny gebooren; / Is 't oud men slaat het do. 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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