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The Sphinx of the Bubble Jumps from the Mountain, 1720
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The Sphinx of the Bubble Jumps from the Mountain, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Landscape in which the Share Sphinx jumps from a mountain, a man with balloons is blown through the air, and in the foreground various groups are engaged in wind trading. In the distance, Vianen. In the caption, a four-column verse. 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 lineDe Actiesfinx springt van de berg, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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