Battle with knights, 1842-1850. Mounted knights in armour fighting, while two other men fall injured to the ground. In the background is a flag with the text 'Now or never. Overcome or die'. The artist, Roeland Christiaan Korthals, was supposedly 17 years old when he made this work.

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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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