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Satirical print on the resolution of the Dreyfus Affair
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The print probably refers to the confusing reporting of the French newspaper Le Figaro about the Dreyfus affair. The Jewish-French officer Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) was accused of spying for the German Empire in 1894 and wrongly convicted. Already in 1896 it was known that Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847-1923) was the real culprit. Here he is presented by a woman with a torch and a representative of the newspaper. The French army had until then tried to keep the affair quiet and wanted Dreyfus to take the blame for the crimes. It can be seen how they duck and flee.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent over de ontknoping van de Dreyfusaffaire. 1899. Petrus van Geldorp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
