Uitgave van D.A. Thieme en Martinus Nijhoff

This wood engraving satirizes a domestic quarrel, with a woman reading a newspaper while a man gestures in frustration—the caption reads, "What a fright!... Paschen is also not a big comfort." The print exemplifies the Dutch satirical tradition rooted in Northern European graphic satire. By the mid-nineteenth century, such cartoons appeared regularly in newspapers and periodicals, targeting political figures, social scandals, and domestic absurdities. The artist employs exaggerated physiognomy and theatrical poses characteristic of the caricature lineage descending from Hogarth and Gillray through Daumier. This tradition of serial visual commentary directly shaped the narrative humor of early comic strips and comic books.