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Calligraphy of a woman with a child and windmills, ca. 1720
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Calligraphy of a woman with a child and windmills, ca. 1720

anonymous · 1720 · engraving; paper

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

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Calligraphy of a woman with a paper showing a windmill and a child on her back holding a toy mill. Satirical print on the wind trade in 1720. Described by Muller as a satirical print on the miller's child, passed off as James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales, ca. 1688-1689. Pendant of the Vermakelyken Actionist. Thus belongs to the group of supplementary prints added to the series Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Stock Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKalligrafie van vrouw met kind en windmolens, ca. 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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