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Figure it out yourself, figure it out yourself six Customs officers for a penny, Caricature of the customs officers, 1813, cartoon, print, A cattle dealer adorned with an orange cockade sells French customs officers as if they were cattle. The customs officers are standing behind a barrier waiting, a small boy mocks them. Riots broke out in Amsterdam on November 15, following news of Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig., printmaker: Jacob Smies (possibly), Netherlands, Jacob Smies, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 130 mm x width 195 mm, customs, Amsterdam, Period, 1813-11-15, A pen and ink scene shows a row of uniformed men standing behind a horizontal rope, each wearing tall bicorne hats and buttoned coats with visible collars and cuffs; one central figure wears a wide-brimmed hat with a decorative element and a long coat, holding a staff and gesturing with an outstretched hand while looking forward; another figure in front of the rope is crouched and reaching up toward the men, wearing a brimmed cap and a short jacket; the standing figures display varied hand positions, some holding ropes or chains and others clasping hands, and their facial expressions are sketched with lines around eyes and mouths; the ground beneath them is roughly textured with small scattered objects and shading, and a thin rectangular border frames the entire composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A96_229

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Figure yourself figure yourself six Customs officers penny Caricature customs officers 1813 cartoon print cattle dealer adorned orange cockade sells French customs officers cattle standing barrier waiting small boy mocks them Riots broke Amsterdam November 15 following news Napoleon's defeat Leipzig printmaker Jacob Smies Netherlands paper etching engraving height 130 mm x width 195 mm customs Period 1813-11-15 pen ink scene row uniformed men standing horizontal rope wearing tall bicorne hats buttoned coats visible collars cuffs central wears wide-brimmed hat decorative element long coat holding staff gesturing outstretched hand looking forward another figure front rope crouched reaching up men wearing brimmed cap short jacket standing figures display varied hand positions holding ropes chains clasping hands facial expressions sketched lines eyes mouths ground beneath them roughly textured small scattered objects shading thin rectangular border frames entire composition