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Mirror of Reason for the Desperate Swindler, 1720, Mirror of Reason for the Desperate Swindlers, The Great Tableau of Folly, cartoon, print, Mirror of Reason for the Desperate Swindler. A wind trader about to stab himself in the chest with a dagger is held up a mirror by the personification of Reason. In the background, Prudence, with a shield marked Y (= the IJ in Amsterdam), holds back the wind trade. Three sections of text appear on the sheet surrounding the image. Print 34 in the series The Great Tableau of Folly with satirical prints on the Speculative Trading or Stock Trading of 1720., printmaker: Jacobus Schijnvoet, Amsterdam, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, etching and engraving with text in letterpress, height 157 mm x width 101 mm, height 420 mm x width 328 mm, showing the rise, progress and downfall of the Stock Trading, Bubble and Speculative Trade, committed in France, England and the Netherlands in the Year 1720 (…). Amsterdam: widow Joachim Ottens, 1720. Several editions of this publication have appeared., financial panic, Rationality, Reasoning, 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa) (abstract concept represented by male figure), Windhandel van 1720, IJ, Period, A rectangular engraving centered near the top shows a group of seated and reclining figures under a tree with a cloudy sky above; to the right of the tree a draped female figure sits on a cloud holding a long staff while rays or beams extend from the sky toward the group below; the group includes figures with varied poses and gestures, some reaching upward and others leaning or resting, with detailed clothing and drapery, and a small figure lying on the ground in the foreground; surrounding the engraving is a border and the page contains blocks of printed lines of text arranged in columns on both sides and continuing below the image, all on aged, lightly speckled paper

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_296

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.6Mo (8.1Mo) / 28.9cm x 36.1cm / 3411 x 4265 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mirror Reason Desperate Swindler 1720 Desperate Swindlers Great Tableau Folly cartoon print wind trader stab chest dagger held up mirror personification background Prudence shield marked Y = Ij Amsterdam holds back wind trade Three sections text sheet surrounding image Print 34 series satirical prints Speculative Trading Stock Trading printmaker Jacobus Schijnvoet paper etching engraving letterpress printing letterpress height 157 mm x width 101 mm height 420 mm x 328 mm showing rise progress downfall Bubble Speculative Trade committed France England Netherlands Year 1720 … widow Joachim Ottens Several editions publication appeared financial panic Rationality Reasoning Ratiocinatione o Discorso Ripa abstract concept represented male figure Windhandel van 1720 Period rectangular centered near top group seated reclining figures under tree cloudy sky right draped female figure sits cloud holding long staff rays beams extend sky includes figures varied poses gestures reaching upward leaning resting detailed clothing drapery small figure lying ground foreground surrounding border page contains blocks printed lines text arranged columns sides continuing aged lightly speckled paper