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Coat of arms with broken crowns and a torn banner of the Rhine Confederation
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Caricature on the defeat of the French troops in the Battle of Leipzig. Crowns are being gnawed by mice. A torn banner of the Confederation of the Rhine lies next to a dead bird and a bag of coins. With text: One learns with damage and shame.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWapenschild met gebroken kronen en een verscheurd vaandel van de Rijnbond. 1813. Hermanus Fock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
