Struggle Between the Wind Trade and Impending Poverty, 1720

Satirical print depicting the struggle between Carnival and Lent placed in the context of the Wind Trade of 1720. Struggle between two persons on war chariots drawn by children. On the left Carnival, dressed with kitchen utensils, wild game and poultry, drinking glasses and jugs. She and her followers bear references to share trading. On the right Lent, dressed with fish and crackers, refers to the impending poverty. In the caption a verse in five columns, printed from a separate plate. Print 25 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trading of 1720.