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The Actie Sphinx Jumps from the Mountain, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Landscape in which the Actiesphinx jumps from a mountain, a man with balloons is blown through the air, and in the foreground various groups are engaged in the wind trade. In the distance Vianen. In the caption a verse in four columns. Print 43 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trading of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe Actiesfinx springt van de berg, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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