'Waste Paper is Burned to Ashes', a Satire Print on the South Sea Bubble, 1720

Reference
BG-12933-4
Date
1720
Region
World
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
35.0 x 46.5 cm (13.8 x 18.3 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 430

Antique print titled 'Des Kladpapieren Waerelds vuur in as verkeerd'. 'The world of waste paper is burned to ashes', a satire on the South Sea Bubble.

The oval central image shows a group containing kings, churchmen, rich and poor surrounding a globe. The four corner images are: (TL) the death of Adonis; (TR) the death of Bacchus; (BL) King Midas sitting at a table with his food turning into gold; and (BR) a rich man sitting with his valuables on a table as a skeletal Death takes his hand. This print originates from 'Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid', a collection of satires on financial bubbles. Published 1720.

Artists and engravers: Anonymous.

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