Spotprent met het rooien van bomen met gezichten van ministers, 1868 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans's 1867 satirical print "Spotprent met het rooien van bomen met gezichten van ministers" depicts a scene of trees being felled with faces resembling Dutch ministers. The image critiques political decisions, possibly concerning the felling of trees for political gain, with a Dutch proverb, “One knows the tree by its fruits, and the fruits advise us to cut down the tree". The image is a political cartoon that uses visual humor to criticize the government and its policies.