Spotprent met Schaepman en de Eerste Kamer, 1887 by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans

Spotprent met Schaepman en de Eerste Kamer, 1887 1887

johanmichaelschmidtcrans

comic strip sketch

pen illustration

old engraving style

cartoon sketch

personal sketchbook

sketchwork

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

This satirical cartoon, "Spotprent met Schaepman and de Eerste Kamer, 1887" by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, depicts a caricature of Dutch politician A. Schaepman, dressed as a nobleman, pursuing a personification of the Dutch First Chamber, who is holding a fan emblazoned with names of political figures. The visual style and inscription, "Reich' mir die Hand mein Leben, Komm' in mein Schloss mit mir, Du von Don Juan in Zerfließ'n", highlight the artist's critique of Schaepman's political maneuvers. This political cartoon, created in 1887, reflects the artist's use of caricature to comment on contemporary social and political issues in the Netherlands.