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These heroes whom you see can no longer fight, / Therefore, young youth, behold them with joy, / How each of them no longer fights and grumbles, / But in the end joins their Captain Mort
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These heroes whom you see can no longer fight, / Therefore, young youth, behold them with joy, / How each of them no longer fights and grumbles, / But in the end joins their Captain Mort

Ratelband en J. Bouwer, De erven de weduwe J. · c. 1782 - c. 1793 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Leaf with 16 depictions of historical and mythological figures. Below each image an inscription in book type, in each image the name of the figure in woodcut. Numbered top right: 99.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printJulius Caesar(story of) AtlasRolandhistorical persons
Credit lineDees helden 'die gy ziet die kunnen niet meer stryden, / Daarom dan jonge jeugd bezietze met verblyden, / Hoe dan een yder van hun niet meer vegt en knort. / Maar zig op 't laatst vervoegt by hunnen C. c. 1782 - c. 1793. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, De erven de weduwe J.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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