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Allegory on the bankruptcies in Amsterdam caused by the exchange wind trade
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Allegory on the bankruptcies on the Exchange in Amsterdam due to the exchange wind trade in the year 1763. The trade of Amsterdam (Mercury) is driven out by Pride and Luxury. In the foreground an empty money chest, a stack of unpaid bills and a monkey doing the bookkeeping. In the background dark clouds above the Exchange in Amsterdam. In the lower margin a six-line Dutch text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de bankroeten te Amsterdam door de wissel-windhandel. 1763. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.