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Caricature with a boat at sea in a storm
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Minister Tromp, in the form of a lighthouse, shines light on the sailboat. In the sky a lightning flash with the words 'Navy Budget'. In the water float pieces of wreckage with the names of previous Ministers of the Navy. Below the image a caption from a portrait of Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp from 1653 by Joost van den Vondel. This print was published by De Lantaarn.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent met een boot op zee in noodweer. 1887. Jan Holswilder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
