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Greed Attempts to Overtake Fortuna, 1720
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Greed Attempts to Overtake Fortuna, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Greed tries to catch up with Fortuna. Depiction of various types of greed among people from childhood to old age. In the background, a procession of wind traders on foot and in carriages chases Fortuna off a rock into the abyss. At the top, a portrait of John Law with a banner and a six-line verse. With a six-column caption. 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 lineHebzucht probeert Fortuna in te halen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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