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The Toll Gate at Vianen for the Actionists, 1720
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The Toll Gate at Vianen for the Actionists, 1720

anonymous · 1682 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Satirical print on the South Sea Bubble trade in Vianen. John Law sits on the left as the sovereign director of the wind trade in Vianen on his throne surrounded by devils; on the right, the toll gate through which only people with money can enter. The caption consists of a poem printed in three columns on a separate plate. Print 32 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
Credit lineDe tolpoort te Vianen voor de Actionisten, 1720. 1682. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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