[ M1689 ] Original 1915 Dutch poster no 37

Description

Poster shows older gentleman in formal patched jacket and bowler hat taking a baby out of a cart, a folder marked "Burgerlijke stand" [Transcriptions] under his arm. A woman [the mother?] stands looking on with her hands on her hips. A fat clergyman looks on from the side, hands behind his back. Standing behind the tree by the woman, two smirking soldiers peek out. A German shepherd dog wearing a red cross on his color stands in the foreground by the cart. Additional caption title reads: "Onderzoek naar het vadershap: Het militaire zal het militaire herkennen" [Research on fatherhood: The military will recognize the military]. Cartoon criticizes the military conscription of the young.