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Cartoon on the speech by MP Van Loon against the abolition of the death penalty, 1870
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Satirical print on the speech by Member of Parliament Jan Willem van Loon against the abolition of the death penalty. An executioner with the 'sword of justice' chopping off multiple heads. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 21, 1870.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op redevoering van kamerlid Van Loon tegen de afschaffing van de doodstraf, 1870. 1870. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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