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Catastrophic Consequences of the Stock Trade, 1720
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Catastrophic Consequences of the Stock Trade, 1720

Jan de Ridder · 1720 · etching; paper

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

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The disastrous consequences of the share trade. Poverty and despair among the families who have lost everything in the share trade. In the foreground the mourning Heraclitus. At the top the explanation of the numbers 1-9. Belongs to the group of supplementary prints added to the series "Tafereel der Dwaasheid" with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRampzalige gevolgen van de actiehandel, 1720. 1720. Jan de Ridder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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