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Satirical Print on the French Customs, 1813-1814
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Satirical Print 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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Central tobacco plant 'Regie' in a glass bottle marked 'United Rights', left a barrel of tobacco, right a sack of coffee beans. Rats with names like 'cellar rat', 'controller', and 'drunk rat' crawl over everything. In the background, 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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