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True Image of Mr. Quinquempoix, 1720
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True Image of Mr. Quinquempoix, 1720

anonymous · 1712 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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True image of Mr. Quinquempoix. Portrait medallion of John Law as Mr. Quinquempoix above a brewing kettle in which coins are transformed into shares. Witch's cauldron with devils, owls, etc. Above the portrait, Folly with a crown of peacock feathers and holly leaves. Above this, a scroll with: Of Stront or King. This plate printed within a larger plate with title and verses in Dutch on both sides. Print (cut out and pasted) 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 lineWare afbeelding van de heer Quinquempoix, 1720. 1712. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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