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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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Greed tries to catch up with Fortune. Depiction of various forms of greed in people from childhood to old age. In the background, a procession of wind speculators on foot and in carriages chases Fortune off a cliff into the abyss. At the top, a portrait of John Law with a banner containing a six-line verse. Six-column caption. Print in the bound fourth edition (304 B 12) of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Windhandel or Actiehandel of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHebzucht probeert Fortuna in te halen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
