Antique Print-STOCK MARKET-SURGEON-ANATOMY-DEVIL-John Law-1720

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Plate 53: 'Anatomie der wind-negotie, of Bombario voor den drommel.' (Anatomy of the stock-jobbery or Bombario gone to the devil.) Broadside with verse showing a shareholder disected on an operation table by surgeons. To the left an investor cheated by the devil and monkeys. In the middle an investor put to sleep in a craddle. In the background Bombario riding a multiheaded dragon. Copperplate etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark. Description: Original engraved print from "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie, in Vrankryk, Engeland, en de Nederlanden, gepleegt in den Jaare MDCCXX �", Amsterdam, 1720. (The Great Mirror of Folly, which is actually a collection on all printsmaps and text, published in 1720, satirizing the Englishman John Law, his Mississippi Company, and the international land and trading speculation in worthless shares of the South Sea Bubble of 1719-1720, which resulted in an international scandal.Artists and Engravers: Unknown. Condition: Excellent given its age. Original middle fold, as issued. Stain in middle fold. General age related toning and occasional light staining as visible on scan. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: B53-35 The overall size is ca. 14.4 x 14.6 inch. The image size is ca. 10.3 x 10.7 inch. The overall size is ca. 36.6 x 37.2 cm. The image size is ca. 26.1 x 27.3 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34430

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