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The withered and dying action tree, 1720
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The withered and dying action tree, 1720

Pieter van den Berge · 1697 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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The withered and dying share tree. Hope beside a withered tree. Within a decorative frame with personifications of Hope with anchors and flowers. Caption contains a four-line verse. Printed on the sheet around and below the image are five verses. 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.

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cartoonprintHopeWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineHet verdorde en stervende actieboompje, 1720. 1697. Pieter van den Berge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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