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John Law and others carry their debts on their shoulders, 1720
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John Law and other men and women carry their debts like Atlas, as a huge ball (of wind or paper) on their shoulders. In the foreground, Time is ready to knock the figures down with a ball. With captions in Dutch and French by S. Civilien. Print in the bound first edition (304 B 10) of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trading of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJohn Law en anderen torsen hun schulden op hun schouders, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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