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Black and white caricature of two witch-like figures stirring a fire under a cauldron marked 2e Kamer, with devils and faces rising from the steam and a black cat.

The Political Witches' Kitchen: Caricature of Kuyper and Schaepman, 1901

A lithograph caricature in which two cloaked figures with witch-like features tend a fire beneath a cauldron labelled "2e Kamer". Above, small horned devils and caricatured faces rise from the steam, and a black cat sits at the right. The title reads "De Politieke Heksenkeuken" and the caption names the Amsterdamsche Courant of 28 June 1901.

Artist
van Geldorp, active 1901.
Date
28 June 1901
Medium
Caricatures Photomechanical prints Prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2857 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1901.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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