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Caricature with allusions to the past year, 1870
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Caricature with allusions to the past year, 1870

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1870 · lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print on the political events of the past year 1870. Twelve scenes in the form of the Dance of Death. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 53, 1870.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintdance of Death
Credit lineSpotprent met toespelingen op het afgelopen jaar, 1870. 1870. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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