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Pen drawing of three men fishing on a riverbank while a caricatured fish labeled Gortschakov swims below, with Dutch verse.

Spotprent over Gortsjakov, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Ink drawing of a crowd outdoors among trees, with a speaker on a podium, top-hatted men, umbrellas and carriages in the dista

Spotprent op het zendingsfeest te Wolfheze, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Lithograph caricature from 1863 showing a chained figure on two men, an armoured figure, a sword, and numbered objects.

Spotprent met allerlei metalen voorwerpen, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Engraving of a nude Christ figure surrounded by clergy and coins, satirizing Roman clergy greed, with French verses below.

Spotprent op de hebzucht en de rijkdom van de katholieke geestelijkheid

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1685

Caricature print of two top-hatted men talking beside a statue of Willem de Zwijger, with Dutch dialogue below.

Spotprent op de verjaging van de koning van Napels, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Pen drawing of a lecturer addressing a seated audience of men and women in a hall with a gallery above.

Spotprent op lezingen in deftige genootschappen, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Lithograph of a shoemaker seated in a workshop examining a boot, with a violin and an ITALIA banner on the wall.

Spotprent op de erkenning van het Koninkrijk Italië, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Pen drawing of two men in a rowboat on waves, with a flag reading GEDEH, a cross above, and lettered captions below.

Spotprent op het ontslag van gouverneur-generaal Mortanges, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Lithograph of a seated man gesturing at a standing woman in a wide hat, with a smoking building behind them.

Spotprent op de crisis tusen de ministers van Koloniën en Buitenlandse Zaken, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Political caricature of a stormy sea with ships labelled Delft, Kolonien and Schip van Staat, and clouds labelled Ministerie

Spotprent op de politiek, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Lithographic caricature of three standing men addressing a seated official in a room, with Dutch caption about the Minister o

Spotprent op de plannen van de minister van Koloniën, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Lithograph of four caricatured men in period costume above Dutch verses titled De nieuwe koloniale oppositie.

Spotprent op de koloniale oppositie, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Satirical lithograph of a bare tree with labeled roots, a birdhouse in its branches, and an axe at its base, on a windswept h

Spotprent op de staatsbegroting voor het komende jaar, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Satirical 1862 lithograph with vignettes of a serpent-drawn plow, cockroaches in grass, and a figure at dictionary shelves.

Spotprent op de verwachtingen voor het jaar 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Four-panel satirical print with pen sketches of men at chess, reading, and waiting, captioned in Dutch about a slow-moving bi

Spotprent op ministeriële traagheid, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Caricature of a standing man gesturing in a vaulted crypt, with named figures reclining in open stone tombs.

Spotprent op de ministeriële crisis, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Satirical lithograph of top-hatted men and officers skating on ice, one man fallen, with a drink stall and sledge.

Spotprent op ministeriële crisis, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat and cloak led by children past toys, one boy pointing at a puppet in a shop.

Oh! Papa, Papa...v'là un beau polichenelle...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of a woman embracing a man in a crowded hall before a judge at a bench, with caption text below.

Oh! merci, de ce que tu as fait pour ton père...

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Lithograph of two women in striped skirts in a room, one with folded arms facing the other holding a parasol.

On dit que les jolies femmes sont...demandées...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph: a seated painter at an easel with a portrait of a woman while a standing man studies it skeptically.

Oui c'est bien feu ma femme!...seulement je trouve que vous l'avez trop flattée!...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier lithograph of a seated man reading a newspaper while a standing man gestures and a top-hatted man looks on.

Oui, Monsieur, moyennant un petit abonnement

Honoré Daumier, 1838

Lithograph of a uniformed man standing by a bed where a woman in a nightcap reclines beside a candle.

Oui, chère amie, jaloux tant que tu voudras!...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of two elderly women in bonnets and shawls talking in a doorway, one carrying a basket of goods.

Oui, madame Chaboulard...vingt-quatre épiciers...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a standing man in a long dark coat beside a small stand holding a miniature jacket.

P.P. Royer-Collard

Honoré Daumier, 1833

Caricature of a man in a rowboat towing a large bird by rope across water, with a faint city skyline behind.

Paquebot-Napoléonien

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Daumier lithograph of a seated bespectacled director facing two women in bonnets, with French dialogue caption below.

Pardon, monsieur le directeur...

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Paris street with a man in a top hat peering at a startled woman among onlookers.

Paris à six heures du soir

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Lithograph caricature of a tall European man reviewing seated opium smokers with long pipes under an awning.

Passant la revue des fumeurs d'opium

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Caricature lithograph of a man with a large head holding leaking money bags marked 1000, with more bags scattered at his feet

Passy (Ministre des Finances)

Honoré Daumier, 1849