Political Caricatures and Satire

Artwork featuring political commentary and caricatures from the late 19th to early 20th century, depicting social issues and world events through humor.

Den Haag, Nijhoff, Martinus, Arnhem, Thieme, Dirk Anthonie, Netherlands, Smits, HL, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, The consequences of the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Cartoon on the election of liberal members of parliament, 1868, The Hague, Cartoon on the election of liberal members of parliament in the cities of Almelo, Arnhem and Groningen. Two city messengers as the spies returning from Canaan, the land of milk and honey. In the background, the cabinet sits defeated in a fairground tent. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 6, February 8, 1868., print, cartoon, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 215 mm, width 275 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1867 - 1867, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1830 - 1879, publisher, uitgever, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24
Den Haag, Nijhoff, Martinus, Arnhem, Thieme, Dirk Anthonie, Netherlands, Smits, HL, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, The consequences of the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Cartoon on the election of liberal members of parliament, 1868, The Hague, Cartoon on the election of liberal members of parliament in the cities of Almelo, Arnhem and Groningen. Two city messengers as the spies returning from Canaan, the land of milk and honey. In the background, the cabinet sits defeated in a fairground tent. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 6, February 8, 1868., print, cartoon, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 215 mm, width 275 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1867 - 1867, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1830 - 1879, publisher, uitgever, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24