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The Toll Gate at Vianen for the Share Traders, 1720
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The Toll Gate at Vianen for the Share Traders, 1720

anonymous · 1682 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Satirical print on the wind trade in Vianen. John Law sits on the left as the sovereign director of the wind trade in Vianen on his throne surrounded by devils; on the right, the toll gate through which only people with money can enter. The caption contains a poem in three columns printed on a separate plate. Print in the bound first edition (304 B 11) of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Windhandel or Actiehandel of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe tolpoort te Vianen voor de Actionisten, 1720. 1682. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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