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Satirical print on the blocked passage of the Diemerbrug
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Satirical print on the blocked passage of the Diemerbrug

Willem Steelink (II) · in or before 1887 · lithography; paper

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

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The personification of the Vecht crowns Jacob Nicolaas Bastert with a scroll in his hand. On the right, an angry Mercury sits on the closed Diemer Bridge, behind which ships are waiting.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintJacob Nicolaas BastertbridgeDiemerbrugVecht
Credit lineSpotprent op de gestremde passage van de Diemerbrug. in or before 1887. Willem Steelink (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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