Spotprent op de vele ongelukken op de Rhijnspoorweg, 1866 1866

Johan Michael Schmidt Crans’s 1866 satirical illustration, "Spotprent op de vele ongelukken op de Rhijnspoorweg, 1866," depicts a humorous scene within a train carriage. It shows a conductor speaking to a seated passenger, while a seated man beside him slumps with arms crossed. The caption, in Dutch, satirizes the perceived frequent accidents on the Rhine Railway. This small-scale work, measuring 215 mm high and 275 mm wide, is a notable example of Crans's use of humor in his social commentary on contemporary issues in the Netherlands.