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Sheet with Caricatures of Little People in the Wind Trade, 1720
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Sheet with Caricatures of Little People in the Wind Trade, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with caricatures of little people in the wind trade. Four separate plates numbered 1-4 printed on one sheet. Plate 1: emblem with Bombario in a frame with the devil and goat's feet, crowned by a basket full of fools. Plate 2: a little man as a night watchman with a magic lantern on his back. Plate 3: a little man as a doctor with a bird on his hand. Plate 4: a little man as an old woman with a small dog on her arm. Plates 2-4 have a caption in two columns. Print 26 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with caricatures on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintcaricaturecaricatures (human types)little peopleWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineBlad met karikaturen van kleine mensen in de windhandel, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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