Spotprent op het zegel op de dagbladen, 1860 1860

This 1860 pen and ink drawing by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans titled *Spotprent op het zegel op de dagbladen* depicts a person holding a large stamp with a coat of arms in the center, surrounded by a rocky, mountainous landscape. The work is a political satire, criticizing the Dutch government's use of stamps for newspapers, with the stamp serving as a symbol of the government's control over information. The drawing, a fine example of 19th-century Dutch caricature, is a commentary on the relationship between the press and the state.