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Satirical print on Thorbecke's plans to abolish the University of Utrecht, 1863
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Satirical print on the plans of Minister Thorbecke to abolish the University of Utrecht, 1863. Centrally the University of Utrecht as a fortress defended by a number of professors (Opzoomer, Miquel, Mulder etc.). Under the leadership of Prof. Vreede a group of students makes a sortie against a monster (Thorbecke). In the moat a number of boats with students and professors (Harting, Hoek, Millies). From the bank the public watches. Plate from the student almanac of the University of Utrecht of 1863.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de plannen van Thorbecke om de Utrechtse Hogeschool op te heffen, 1863. 1863. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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