Caricature of the customs officers, 1813, Figure it out yourself, figure it out yourself six Customs for a penny, cartoon, print, A cattle dealer adorned with an orange cockade sells French customs officers as if they were cattle. The customs officers stand waiting behind a barrier, 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, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand-colored, height 130 mm x width 195 mm, customs, Amsterdam, Period, 1813-11-15, A row of men in dark green uniforms and tall black hats stand behind a rope, each with hands clasped or resting at their fronts, facing forward with neutral expressions; one man in a brown coat and wide-brimmed hat decorated with a flower stands in front of them holding a staff and raising an arm, while a shorter figure wearing a blue cap, red jacket, and bright yellow tro...
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Caricature of the customs officers, 1813, Figure it out yourself, figure it out yourself six Customs for a penny, cartoon, print, A cattle dealer adorned with an orange cockade sells French customs officers as if they were cattle. The customs officers stand waiting behind a barrier, 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, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand-colored, height 130 mm x width 195 mm, customs, Amsterdam, Period, 1813-11-15, A row of men in dark green uniforms and tall black hats stand behind a rope, each with hands clasped or resting at their fronts, facing forward with neutral expressions; one man in a brown coat and wide-brimmed hat decorated with a flower stands in front of them holding a staff and raising an arm, while a shorter figure wearing a blue cap, red jacket, and bright yellow trousers bends forward toward the rope; wooden posts and a sandy ground are visible beneath their feet, and the scene is framed by a faint rectangular border.

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Caricature customs officers 1813 Figure yourself figure yourself six Customs penny cartoon print cattle dealer adorned orange cockade sells French customs officers cattle stand waiting barrier small boy mocks them Riots broke Amsterdam November 15 following news Napoleon's defeat Leipzig printmaker Jacob Smies Netherlands paper etching engraving hand coloring hand-colored height 130 mm x width 195 mm customs Period 1813-11-15 row men dark green uniforms tall black hats stand rope hands clasped resting fronts facing forward neutral expressions man brown coat wide-brimmed hat decorated flower stands front them holding staff raising arm shorter figure wearing blue cap red jacket bright yellow trousers bends forward wooden posts sandy ground visible beneath feet scene framed faint rectangular border

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