'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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