Johan Braakensiek

Johan Coenraad Braakensiek (24 May 1858 – 27 February 1940) was a Dutch painter, illustrator, caricaturist and political cartoonist.

He left school at age 11 and took a job in a fashion shop as a designer/embroider.

[2] For most of his career, Braakensiek worked for a number of publishers as an illustrator.

His break and rise in popularity came in 1886 when he was made the political cartoonist for De Amsterdammer magazine.

Braakensiek remains popular thanks to the books he worked on as illustrator.

Johan Braakensiek
The cover of Justus van Maurik 's Van Allerlei Slag , 1881, which was illustrated by Johan Braakensiek