Caption
Caricature of Herman Schaepman, The True Night Watch, cartoon, print, Herman Schaepman walks at the front of The Night Watch as Willem van Ruytenburch. A cross is also carried in the crowd, a reference to the 'crusade' he waged for educational reforms. This print was published by De Lantaarn., printmaker: Jan Holswilder, Netherlands, printer (person): MH Blommers, The Hague, publisher: Adriaan Rössing, 1885, printer (person), paper, tone lithography, tone lithography in black with tone block in beige, height 260 mm x width 335 mm, This print was published by De Lantaarn. The Hague, Rössing, 1st year. no. 18., Person, Herman Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman, political caricatures and satires, A crowded charcoal drawing of figures in period clothing gathered in a dim scene, with two central figures walking arm in arm; one wears a flowing light-colored robe and carries a chain, the other wears a dark garment with a wide collar and a tall hat, holding a small glowing round object that emits radiating lines; surrounding them are people in hats and cloaks, some with stern faces and others partially obscured, with large shadowy hands and staffs looming in the background and a figure at the far right pointing with a stick.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B15_451
License type
Rights managed
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51.9Mb (8.1Mb) / 15.5in x 13.0in / 4643 x 3908 (300dpi)