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The Draft Paper World on Fire, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Central representation with secular and ecclesiastical princes and all kinds of other people, from poor to rich, gathered around a world globe that is on fire. In the four corners, illustrations of the transience of worldly pleasures. With multiple 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 descriptionCredit lineDe kladpapieren wereld in brand, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
