Allegory on the French Economy with the Portrait of Philip II, Duke of Orléans

In the middle a portrait of Philip II, Duke of Orléans. On the left sits the sorrowful personification of France, with an empty horn, bonds and debt certificates at her feet. Behind the portrait a winged woman with an hourglass, surrounded by clouds, referring to the Wind Trade and the time that will break. Mercury points France to the portrait of the duke, who in 1716 gave the Scottish economist John Law permission to establish a bank to stimulate the French economy. Minerva points to a horn with money. Sitting next to it is an original inhabitant of America with a feather headdress, sash and skirt with a map of Louisiana, where Law founded a company that operated the state bank. On the right in the background soldiers defend the French Banque Royale, which is being stormed by the people due to the unrest caused by the Wind Trade of 1720.