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Auction 131, Lot 906
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"Stryd Tuszen de Smullende Bubbel Heeren, en de Aanstaande Armoede", Anon.

Subject: Miscellany - Financial Scandal of 1720

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Het Groote Tafereel Der Dwaasheid

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.9 x 14.6 inches
40.4 x 37.1 cm
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This interesting satirical engraving is from the Dutch book of engravings, poems and plays published just after the great speculative financial bubble and crash of 1720. There were three bubbles that all crashed in September of 1720: the South Sea Bubble, named after the British South Sea Company; the Mississippi Bubble, after the Mississippi Company in France; and the Dutch Wind-Handel or Wind-Negotie (both meaning Wind-Trade). The engraving, with the title translating as 'Encounter of the carousing bubble lords and menacing poverty' is filled with symbolism and satire.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $160 - $220

Sold for: $170

Closed on 3/17/2010

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