Political Caricatures Collection

Residents Amsterdam guise frogs gathered Dam Square
Residents of Amsterdam in the guise of frogs gathered on Dam Square in Amsterdam, English cartoon on the Netherlands during the Second English War

Political satire left man text sheet hand political talkative skill
Political satire, On the left a man with a text sheet in his hand: the political talkative skill. On the right a woman who pinches her nose and with a text sheet in her other hand

Landscape with a goat, moose and two dogs, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1644

Allegorical cartoon which the personifications of Truth and Time reveal the nest where the pope hatching all kinds of conspiracies in the form of monsters

Cows in a landscape, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1644

Cartoon about the struggle between Louis XIV and Pope Innocent XI, 1687, Caspar Luyken, Pieter van der Aa (I), 1698

Man holds a dragon down, Daniel Veelwaard (I), Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802 - 1809

Man with the appearance of the devil in a ballroom, Daniel Veelwaard I, Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802-1809

Falling cleric and a man with a letter, Daniel Veelwaard (I), Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802 - 1809

King Midas with donkey ears, Daniel Veelwaard (I), Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802 - 1809

Knight puts a bear down, Daniel Veelwaard (I), Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802 - 1809

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Amsterdam's Dam Square comes alive with frogs in Residents' guise, as political satire unfolds through the ages. From Hendrick Hondius's 1644 landscapes with frogs as personifications of Truth and Time, to Caspar Luyken's allegorical cartoon of the power struggle between Louis XIV and Pope Innocent XI, these caricatures reveal the depth of human folly and the enduring power of wit. Daniel Veelwaard, Jacob Smies, and Francois Bohn's works from the late 18th and early 19th centuries further illustrate this, with scenes of a man holding a dragon down, a man with the appearance of the devil in a ballroom, a falling cleric with a letter, and even King Midas with donkey ears. These political caricatures, through their timeless commentary on power, greed, and human nature, continue to provoke thought and inspire laughter.