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Satirical print on Bismarck and the German Confederation, 1866
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Satirical print in which Bismarck kicks Austria out of the German Confederation with her metallies (bonds), while in the background Limburg voluntarily leaves the confederation laughing. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 33, 18 August 1866.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent over Bismarck en de Duitse Bond, 1866. 1866. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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