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Otto von Bismarck by a cage with monkeys
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Otto von Bismarck by a cage with monkeys

Charles Verlat · c. 1850 - 1890 · retroussage; etching; intaglio printmaking technique; drypoint; paper; chine collé

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

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The Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck looks through the bars of a cage in which a monkey violently steals food from another monkey. In the foreground a cloth with Bismarck's quote "La force prime le droit".

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printofficialcivil servantfunctionary (in general)monkeys, apeshistorical persons
Credit lineOtto von Bismarck bij een kooi met apen. c. 1850 - 1890. Charles Verlat. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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