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The stall of the wind traders, 1720
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The Fair Stall of the Share Traders. A large cart drawn by two toads and driven by Deceit, on which ride Bombario (with a hunchback) in harlequin costume, the devil with a bellows, and a jester surrendering shares. Around the cart and at the Quincampoix coffee house, a large crowd of share traders in panic. On the right, a gate with the coats of arms of Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Leiden, to which the cart is denied entry. The caption contains a four-column verse by Philadelphus. 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 lineDe kermiskraam van de actiehandelaars, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.