Spotprent met minister Heemskerk als goochelaar, 1886 1886

"Spotprent met minister Heemskerk als goochelaar" is a satirical cartoon by Johan Michael Schmidt Crans from 1886. The drawing depicts the Dutch minister Heemskerk as a magician performing a trick on stage, with a crowd of onlookers watching. The caption above the scene refers to "The Necessary Evil" of "Cabinet Heemskerk" and its relation to the Dutch political scene. The drawing is a witty critique of the political situation in the Netherlands and may be considered a work of caricature.