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What weapons, what attire, the art of exercising, / Just look at these prints, you can learn much from them (...)
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What weapons, what attire, the art of exercising, / Just look at these prints, you can learn much from them (...)

Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn. · 1850 - 1870 · 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 sixteen depictions of Dutch and foreign soldiers. Below each picture an inscription. Numbered top right: No. 94. Ca. 1800-1850.

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Credit lineWat wapens, wat kleedij, de kunst van exërceeren, / Bezie deez' prentjes slechts ge kunt er veel uit leeren (...). 1850 - 1870. Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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