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Illusion Deceives, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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 descriptionCredit lineSchijn bedriegt, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.