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Greed tries to overtake Fortune, 1720, Desire seeks to catch up with or bypass Fortune, The Great Tableau of Folly, cartoon, print, Greed tries to overtake Fortune. Depiction of all kinds of greed among people from childhood to old age. In the background, a procession of wind traders on foot and in carriages plunges from a cliff into the abyss in pursuit of Fortune. At the top, a portrait of John Law next to a banner with a six-line verse. With caption in six columns. Print 56 in the series The Great Tableau of Folly with satirical prints on the Speculative Market or Stock Trading of 1720., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height 342 mm x width 431 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., Person, John Law, Luck, Fortune, Lot, 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa), Speculative Market of 1720, Period, A wide engraved scene showing many small figures engaged in varied activities across a coastal landscape, with groups and individuals performing tasks such as carrying, digging, fishing, gathering, and handling objects; a leafy tree stands on the left edge, while a rocky cliff rises on the right with figures tumbling from a chariot and animals near the cliff top; a ribbon-like cartouche with a portrait medallion stretches across the upper center; in the foreground people bend over nets and boxes near the shoreline, some with tools or baskets, others sitting or kneeling, and a man on horseback rides among clustered figures; several women hold children or domestic items and some men gesture or examine objects like a mirror or a trident; the composition includes distant trees, scattered belongings, and small architectu
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B34_299
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52.8Mo (7.5Mo) / 39.5cm x 33.5cm / 4669 x 3954 (300dpi)