Arkivism
The Dutch Pig and the Needy
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The Dutch Pig and the Needy

Willy Sluiter · 1916-04-01 · lithography; paper

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

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Minister of Agriculture Folkert Posthuma assures the Dutch pig, in a pastiche on the presentation of the petition to the Governor-General Margaret of Parma in 1566, that she is safe in the food distribution system from the pleas of the hungry people. Satirical print on Dutch domestic politics, 1 April 1916.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintFolkert PosthumahungerpigNetherlands
Credit lineHet Nederlandsche varken en de minbedeelden. 1916-04-01. Willy Sluiter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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