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.

[2] His work is also featured in a number of text books in the Netherlands.

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