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The laughing Aesopus at the coal meal at the farewell of the Acteapen, 1720
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The laughing Aesopus at the coal meal at the farewell of the Acteapen, 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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On the left stands the laughing Aesopus, Bombario in harlequin costume, by a group of monkeys eating cabbage (the victims of the wind trade). On the right wolves hunt sheep. In the clouds Mercury, the Dutch Lion and Father Time. In the inscription a verse in four columns. Print 48 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintmonkeys, apesWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineDe lachende Aesopus bij het koolmaal bij het afscheid van de Actieapen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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