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Greed tries to catch up with Fortuna, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Avarice tries to catch up with Fortuna. Representation of all kinds of avarice among people from childhood to old age. In the background a procession of wind traders on foot and in carriages throws itself in pursuit of Fortune from a rock into the abyss. At the top a portrait of John Law with a banner with a six-line verse. With caption in six columns. 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 lineHebzucht probeert Fortuna in te halen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
