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A wind trader sits on a sack of shares that are kept high only by the wind, 1720
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A wind trader with a windmill on his head sits on a sack of shares held aloft only by the wind, 1720. In the tree on the left, a monkey with a telescope; on the right, a cat with balloons tied to its paws flies through the air. The caption contains verses in Dutch and French. 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.
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Credit lineEen windhandelaar zit op een zak met aandelen die alleen door de wind hoog wordt gehouden, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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