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Greed Tries to Overtake Fortuna, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Greed tries to catch up with Fortuna. Depiction of all kinds of greed among people from childhood to old age. In the background, a procession of wind traders on foot and in carriages chases Fortune off a rock into the abyss. At the top, a portrait of John Law with a scroll with a six-line verse. With a caption in six columns. Print 56 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 lineHebzucht probeert Fortuna in te halen, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
