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Satirical print on the plans for the establishment of a Giro Bank, 1836
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Satirical print on the plans of Santhagens, Bake and Brugmans for the establishment of a General Commercial Bank (Girobank, Credit Bank or Exchange Bank) in Amsterdam, January 1836. Sheet in the form of a centsprent with twelve small scenes in which various credit transactions are made ridiculous. Below each scene a two-line verse.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de plannen tot de oprichting van een Girobank, 1836. 1836. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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