Uit­gave van D'Thiême en Mart­inus Nijhoff

This wood engraving satirizes Dutch judicial reorganization law through a domestic scene of frustrated conversation. A seated figure endures visits from two officials in top hats—one departing, one gesturing toward a window—while household objects and a birdcage populate the modest room. The caption reads: "Don't let me sit too long without being received—the other side is also clear." The print descends from 18th-century satirical traditions established by Hogarth and Gillray, where domestic interiors become stages for political critique. The engraver uses spatial arrangement and body language to mock bureaucratic intrusion and legal complexity. Such spot-prints (spotprenten) were popular Dutch vehicles for political commentary, distributed as affordable engravings that reached middle-class readers. The composition reflects how caricature and sequential narrative—ancestors of the modern comic—merged social observation with pointed legal criticism.