Spotprent over Bismarck en de Duitse Bond, 1866 by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans

Spotprent over Bismarck en de Duitse Bond, 1866 1866

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Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans's 1866 satirical print, *Spotprent over Bismarck en de Duitse Bond*, depicts two men fleeing a sinking boat labeled "Deutsche Vaterland," symbolizing the Austro-Prussian war. The man in the foreground, representing Austria, clings desperately to a stone labeled "Metal Lieken" (metal tokens), while the figure behind him, Prussia, carries a box inscribed "Meta Lieken". This visual allegory satirizes Austria's dependence on monetary compensation compared to Prussia's reliance on political power, highlighting the changing dynamics of the German Confederation.