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The Withered and Dying Action Tree, 1720
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The Withered and Dying Action Tree, 1720

Pieter van den Berge · 1697 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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The withered and dying share tree. Hope by a withered tree. In a decorative frame with personifications of Hope with anchors and flowers. In the caption, a four-line verse. Printed on the sheet around and below the plate are five verses. 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 description
Credit lineHet verdorde en stervende actieboompje, 1720. 1697. Pieter van den Berge. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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