Which House Did Lord Groen Build? (Welk Huis Bedoelt de Heer Groen No?)

This wood engraving satirizes a political motion by Dutch conservative leader Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer. The composition depicts various Dutch institutions—the *Dolhuis* (madhouse), *Gevangenhuis* (prison), *Ziekenhuis* (hospital), *Tol-huis* (toll house), *Bierhuys* (brewery), and a *Landhuis* (country house)—arranged as a crowded village. The print mocks Groen's proposal or speech by suggesting ambiguity about which institution he actually supports or constructed. Executed in the tradition of 19th-century satirical prints descended from Gillray and Daumier, it employs architectural puns and institutional caricature to ridicule political rhetoric. The work exemplifies how Northern European newspapers deployed visual wit against public figures, a direct precursor to modern editorial cartooning and comic illustration.