De Ryck Boer van Schvelingen

This Dutch satirical engraving depicts a farmer from Scheveningen carrying a basket of children on his back while dogs snap at his heels, with a coastal town visible behind him. The title translates to "We Buy My Last Zoo"—a pun on livestock and human reproduction. Created during the Dutch Patriot period, this print belongs to the Northern European tradition of political caricature descended from Hogarth and Gillray, using exaggeration and grotesque portraiture. The engraving employs physical distortion and comic excess, reflecting the 18th-century tradition of satirical prints created for literate audiences.