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The Blommersdijk
Raemaekers, Louis, 1917, Chromolithograph
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The Blommersdijk
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32925
Title
The Blommersdijk
Description
"The 'Blommersdijk,' a Dutch freighter of 4,850 tons, bound from New York to Rotterdam, was torpedoed and sunk on 8 October 1916, by the German submarine, U 53, which had appeared in Newport Harbour, U.S.A., the previous Saturday, Bringing a personal letter from the Kaiser to President Wilson. ... The cartoon satirizes the helplessness of the Dutch Government in face of 'the sea vulture.' The episode was a diplomatic comedy played with more applause at Berlin than at the Hague."
Artist / maker
Raemaekers, Louis
Date
1917
Size
36.5 x 27.3 cm
Type
Chromolithograph
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Louis Raemaekaers' drawings are reproduced by kind permission of the
Louis Raemaekers Foundation
.
The
Louis Raemaekers Foundation
have published a book of his works entitled, 'Louis Raemaekers - with pen and pencil as a weapon'.
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Louis Raemaekers and World War One
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