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Satirical print on the election of liberal members of parliament, 1868
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Cartoon on the election of liberal chamber members in the cities of Almelo, Arnhem, and Groningen. Two municipal messengers as the spies returning from Canaan, the land of milk and honey. In the background the cabinet sits defeated in a fair tent. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 6, 8 February 1868.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de verkiezing van liberale kamerleden, 1868. 1867. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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