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The South Sea Company with Greed in Chains, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Scene where the personifications of the South Sea Company and Credulity sit on a throne and hold Avarice on a chain. Avarice eats coins and distributes paper shares. In the foreground and on the sides, wind traders; in the clouds, Fortuna scatters paper. With caption in four columns. 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 descriptionCredit lineDe Zuidzee-Compagnie met de Geldzucht aan een ketting, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
