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Abuse of Commercial Law
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two merchants conclude a trade agreement at a quay. They shake hands. One of them swears an oath. The personifications of Deceit (Fraus) and Falsehood (Fallacia) accompany them. A blindfolded (and thus ignorant) notary records the (false) agreement. The print has three inscriptions (two in Latin and one in Dutch) and is part of an eight-part series on the abuses in litigation.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMisbruik van het handelsrecht. c. 1593 - c. 1597. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
