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Caricature on the admission of non-Christians to the Society for the General Benefit, 1864
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Satire on the admission of non-Christians to membership of the Society for the Benefit of the General Public. Arabs, Chinese, an African and other foreigners stand in line for the widened access to the Society. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 38, 17 September 1864.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de toelating van niet-christelijken tot de Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen, 1864. 1864. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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