Saint Martin

In this political cartoon by Johan Braakensiek, Dutch premier Theo Heemskerk appears as Saint Martin, cutting away part of his cloak to give to an Indonesian man seated on the ground. The scene marks the appointment of Alexander Idenburg as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies and his succession as Minister of Colonies by Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt. It was published as a supplement to De Amsterdammer on 22 August 1909.