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John Law and Others Carrying Their Debts on Their Shoulders, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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John Law and other men and women carry their debts like Atlas, an enormous sphere (of wind or paper) on their shoulders. In the foreground, Time stands ready to knock the figures down with a ball. With captions in Dutch and French by S. Civilien. Print in the bound fourth edition (304 B 12) of *Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid* with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJohn Law en anderen torsen hun schulden op hun schouders, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
