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Mirror of Reason for the Desperate Actionist, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Mirror of Reason for the Desperate Actionist. A wind trader about to stab himself in the chest with a dagger is shown a mirror by the personification of Reason. In the background, Prudence with a shield marked Y (= the IJ in Amsterdam) holds back the wind traders. Three parts of text surround the plate. Print 34 in the series The Great Mirror of Folly with satirical prints on Wind Trading or Share Trading of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpiegel der Reden voor de wanhopende Actionist, 1720. 1720. Jacobus Schijnvoet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
