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Illusion Deceives, 1720
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Illusion Deceives, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Theater where Bombario blows bubbles. In the foreground winners and losers of the wind trade. Under the plate on the sheet is a verse in two columns by Philadelphus (Gijsbert Tijssens). Print 28 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with caricatures on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchijn bedriegt, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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