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Brown lithograph of two robed professors in a vaulted study; one gestures at a chalkboard, the other writes at a desk beside an hourglass and books.

Professors C.B. Spruyt and Van Pesch are told by Death that all knowledge comes from him; referring to the change in electoral law concerning the minimum voting age. Reproduction of a lithograph by J. Braakensiek, 1893.

A satirical lithograph shows two professors in long gowns and pointed caps in a vaulted study. One stands at left gesturing toward a chalkboard while the other writes at a desk, with an hourglass, books, and a glass flask nearby. A small robed figure appears in a niche above. Brown ink on paper, with a Dutch caption below.

Artist
Johan Braakensiek
Date
12 February 1893
Medium
Caricatures Photomechanical prints Prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2827 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1893.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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