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John Law and Others Carry Their Debts on Their Shoulders, 1720
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John Law and Others Carry Their Debts on Their Shoulders, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; paper

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, as a huge ball (of wind or paper) on their shoulders. In the foreground, Time is ready to knock the people over with a ball. With inscriptions in Dutch and French by S. Civilien. Print in the bound first edition (304 B 11) of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trading of 1720.

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cartoonprintJohn LawWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineJohn Law en anderen torsen hun schulden op hun schouders, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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