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Spain, Cuba and John Bull
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Spain, Cuba and John Bull

Johan Braakensiek · 1895-10-27 · lithography; paper

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

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Figaro (Cuba) asks Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain, what she thinks of the offer of financial support from Uncle Sam (United States), who is waiting outside with a cart loaded with money bags. To the right, the young King of Spain Alfonso XIII peers into the empty treasury with a telescope.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpanje, Cuba en John Bull. 1895-10-27. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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