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The Spirit of Erasmus Leaves Rotterdam, 1720
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The wind trade in Rotterdam causes the spirit of Erasmus to leave the city, 1720. Satirical print on the wind trade in Rotterdam. Right foreground: a wealthy Rotterdam citizen tramples the scales of Justice; left: the treasury, upon inspection, contains only coal. In the caption, verses in Dutch and French. 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 lineDe geest van Erasmus verlaat Rotterdam, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
