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Sheet with Caricatures of Little People in the Wind Trade, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with caricatures of small people in the wind trade. Four separate plates numbered 1-4 printed on one sheet. Plate 1: emblem with Bombario in a border with the devil and goat's feet, crowned by a basket full of fools. Plate 2: a small person as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back. Plate 3: a small person as a doctor with a bird on his hand. Plate 4: a small person as an old woman with a small dog on her arm. Sheets 2-4 have a caption in two columns. 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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBlad met karikaturen van kleine mensen in de windhandel, 1720. 1720. Joost van Sassen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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