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Caricature on the French Customs, 1813-1814
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Caricature on the French Customs, 1813-1814

Wijnand Esser · 1813 - 1814 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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Center a tobacco plant 'Regie' in a glass bottle marked 'Vereenigde Rechten', left a barrel of tobacco, right a bag of coffee beans. Rats with names like 'cellar rat', 'controller' and 'Drunken Rat' crawl over everything. In the background the French customs officers flee from the Netherlands.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintcoffeerodents: ratcustomstobaccoBevrijding van Nederland (1813)
Credit lineSpotprent op de Franse Douanen, 1813-1814. 1813 - 1814. Wijnand Esser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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