Spotprent op de gang van zaken rond de plaatsing van het standbeeld van Thorbecke, 1874 1874

This satirical cartoon, *Spotprent op de gang van zaken rond de plaatsing van het standbeeld van Thorbecke*, created by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans in 1874, depicts a humorous scene surrounding the placement of the statue of Dutch statesman Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. The cartoon satirizes the controversy surrounding the monument, using animal imagery to represent different political factions. The image is a classic example of 19th-century Dutch political satire, utilizing visual humor to comment on contemporary events.