Spotprent op het onderzoek naar paalwormen door Prof. W. Vrolik, 1860 1860

"Spotprent op het onderzoek naar paalwormen door Prof. W. Vrolik" is a satirical print created by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans in 1860. The print depicts a man, likely representing Professor Vrolik, standing confidently on a pier, while another man falls head over heels, entangled in a pile of stakes. The text beneath the image highlights the irony of Professor Vrolik's research on "paalwormen" (pileworms), which ironically fail to exist in the real world. This humorous critique of scientific inquiry, through a combination of visual and written elements, offers a playful commentary on the pursuit of knowledge.