Spotprent met een dansende tafel in de Tweede Kamer, 1861 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans's satirical lithograph "Spotprent met een dansende tafel in de Tweede Kamer" (1861) depicts a chaotic scene in the Dutch parliament. The artwork lampoons the contemporary interest in Spiritualism, a belief in communication with the dead, by portraying a table possessed by spirits and wreaking havoc on the assembled members. The image's graphic style and humorous exaggeration served to criticize the perceived absurdity of the spiritualist craze, making this a witty and biting social commentary on 19th-century Dutch society.