Spotprent met begraving van wetten before 1886

"Spotprent met begraving van wetten" (Spot Print with Burial of Laws), created by Willem (II) Steelink before 1886, is a satirical print depicting a group of men burying three coffins labeled with Dutch laws. Steelink, a Dutch artist known for his political cartoons, likely uses this image to comment on the changing social landscape, specifically the perceived decline of moral values and the importance of law in society. The print's visual elements like the somber burial ceremony and the inscription on the monument "Defenquente, S'en is Carneval" (When the defense is gone, it's Carnival), suggest a critique of the loosening of social restrictions and the potential for chaos.