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The Transvaal Question
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The Transvaal Question

Johan Braakensiek · 1899-07-30 · lithography; paper

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

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Paul Kruger and Joseph Chamberlain play a chess game against each other. A shadow ('the master diplomat', possibly Bismarck) informs Chamberlain that the 'simple farmer', Kruger, is outsmarting him. Leading up to the Second Boer War.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe Transvaalsche kwestie. 1899-07-30. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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