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For your amusement, and not so that you will flee from it, / oh children! see here a series of soldiers. / From the general to the piper, you will find this all quite charming? / Each shows himself in posture, but not ready to fight
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For your amusement, and not so that you will flee from it, / oh children! see here a series of soldiers. / From the general to the piper, you will find this all quite charming? / Each shows himself in posture, but not ready to fight

Johan Noman · 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 24 depictions of soldiers. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 161.

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printpopular printthe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineTot uw vermaak, en niet om dat g'er voor zult vliên, / ô kindren! ziet gy hier een reeks van oorlogsliên. / Van vost tot pyper toe, vindt gy dit niet al aardig? / Toont elk zich in postuur, maar niet . 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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