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Quincampoix in pieces, 1720
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Quincampoix in pieces, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on the wind trade of John Law, 1720. A theater from which shares are sold is being pelted with stones by an angry crowd. In the foreground, Law is attacked by the crowd; in the distance, Paris. The caption contains a two-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 description
Credit lineQuincampoix in duigen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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