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Napoleon squeezes the Dutchman, 1803
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Napoleon squeezes the Dutchman, 1803

Isaac Cruikshank · 1803-05-27 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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Napoleon holds a fat Dutchman and squeezes him so hard that coins roll out of his pockets. Another Frenchman catches the gold coins in his hat and asks the general to squeeze harder. To the left John Bull (Great Britain) watches laughing. Probably related to the conditions of the Peace of Amiens of 1802.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintNapoleon I (Emperor of the French)Vrede van Amiens (1802)
Credit lineNapoleon knijpt de Hollander uit, 1803. 1803-05-27. Isaac Cruikshank. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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