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Satirical print on colonial policy, 1866
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Satirical print on colonial policy, 1866

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1866 · lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print on colonial policy. The members of the conservative party dance around the golden calf 'Colonial Preservation' while Van Nierop plays the violin. In the foreground Fransen van de Putte, as Moses, smashes the stone tablets. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 21, 26 May 1866.

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cartoonprintIsaac Dignus Fransen van de PutteAhasverus Samuel van NieropDutch East Indies, The
Credit lineSpotprent op de koloniale politiek, 1866. 1866. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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