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Monument Commemorating the Folly of the Year 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The world is a stage. On a stage under a canopy, wind traders are received by the devil; in the clouds, the gods are at a colonnade with the coat of arms of Amsterdam; in the foreground, various personifications. Smaller scenes on the left and right show the wind trade in different regions and cities. Top left, enslaved Africans at the Mississippi Company. Also top right, bottom left, and bottom right, scenes related to slavery. At the bottom, a verse by Philadelphus. Print 19 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMonument ter herinnering aan de dwaasheid van het jaar 1720. 1720. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
