Spotprent op koning Leopold I

This hand-colored lithograph mocks Leopold I of Belgium through the figure of a fashionably dressed woman waving flags while standing on a cart, attended by a seated man. The satire critiques the new Belgian king's military ambitions and territorial claims in the aftermath of Belgian independence. The print exemplifies the European tradition of political caricature descended from Gillray and Rowlandson—using exaggerated costume, physical comedy, and symbolic props to ridicule authority. The woman's prominent stance and decorative dress became common vehicles for satirizing national pretension during this period. Such prints circulated widely as popular commentary on dynastic politics, their accessible humor and bold visual language establishing conventions that would shape modern comics and caricature.