The Inventor of the Wind Trade, on his Victory Chariot, John Law, in his victory chariot, 1720, The Great Tableau of Folly, cartoon, print, in his victory chariot drawn by two French roosters. On the right the sentry of the Mississippi in a tower, in the foreground 'the crippled courier of the South Sea Company'. Printed on the sheet on either side of the plate a verse in two columns. Print 46 in the series The Great Tableau of Folly with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Stock Trading of 1720., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with text in letterpress, height 327 mm x width 421 mm, Person, disabilities, deformations, chariot, triumphal car, Wind Trade of 1720, Period, A detailed black and white engraving shows a man seated in an ornate chariot with a large decorated wheel, wearing a long coat and a plumed helmet and holding a long pole; the chariot is drawn by two birds that stand on clouds and are attached by reins, and a second man ...
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The Inventor of the Wind Trade, on his Victory Chariot, John Law, in his victory chariot, 1720, The Great Tableau of Folly, cartoon, print, in his victory chariot drawn by two French roosters. On the right the sentry of the Mississippi in a tower, in the foreground 'the crippled courier of the South Sea Company'. Printed on the sheet on either side of the plate a verse in two columns. Print 46 in the series The Great Tableau of Folly with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Stock Trading of 1720., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with text in letterpress, height 327 mm x width 421 mm, Person, disabilities, deformations, chariot, triumphal car, Wind Trade of 1720, Period, A detailed black and white engraving shows a man seated in an ornate chariot with a large decorated wheel, wearing a long coat and a plumed helmet and holding a long pole; the chariot is drawn by two birds that stand on clouds and are attached by reins, and a second man in a long coat stands nearby on crutches holding a scroll; to the right a turreted tower rises from clouds with a man leaning over its battlement holding a staff and a hanging banner, and above the scene a detached wig or hairpiece floats near a flag on a pole.

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Inventor Wind Trade Victory Chariot John Law victory chariot 1720 Great Tableau Folly cartoon print victory chariot drawn two French roosters right sentry Mississippi tower foreground crippled courier South Sea Company Printed sheet side plate verse two columns Print 46 series satirical prints Stock Trading printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching letterpress printing text letterpress height 327 mm x width 421 mm Person disabilities deformations triumphal car Period detailed black white engraving man seated ornate chariot large decorated wheel wearing long coat plumed helmet holding long pole two birds stand clouds attached reins second man long coat stands nearby crutches holding scroll turreted tower rises man leaning battlement holding staff hanging banner scene detached wig hairpiece floats near flag pole

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