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Cartoon on the limited freedom of speech for the humorist, 1860
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Cartoon on the limited freedom of speech for the humorist, 1860

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1860 · lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print on the limited freedom of speech granted to the humorist. A clown (Jan Klaassen) chained to a stake on the pyre and closely watched by the authorities. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 5, 4 February 1860.

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Credit lineSpotprent op de beperkte vrijheid van meningsuiting voor de humorist, 1860. 1860. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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