Title from item., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: The Babel Tower of the confused stock jobbers., Publication date from book in which this plate was published., Four columns of verse in Dutch below image: 1. Zie Lauw in 't reek'nen uitgeleerd ..., and Plate 57 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1.
Title from item., Plate with image is impressed above the plate with engraved verse., Three columns of verse in Dutch: Hier zieje klaar voor d'Actionisten vianens tolpoort afgebeelt ..., Plates numbered 39 in: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark in the lower part of sheet, countermark N in the upper part.
Windvangers, die door wind, verliezen geld en goed, bederven vrouw en kind
Description:
Title engraved above image., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: The wind buyers, or, wind catchers who, for wind, lose money and goods and ruin their wives and children., Publication place and date from book in which this print was published., Three columns of verse in Dutch below image: Gy die in bubbels, bank en zuid, uw geld, verstand, en tyd verbruit ..., Plate 15 in: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., Watermark., and Mounted to 44 x 35 cm.
Title from item., Publication place and date from book in which this print was published., Four columns of verse in Dutch below title: Nu de Actieramp heeft uytgerwoet ..., Plate 79 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: countermark WVB .
Title from item., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: The South Sea Company, having risen to the top by wind, now laments her loss with a rueful aspect., Publication place and date from book in which this print was published., Plate with image is impressed above a second plate (plate mark 15.7 x 30.5 cm) with engraved verse., Three columns of verse in Dutch: De bange Zuidzé Compagnie, Met 't Vrouwebeeld[j?]en aangewézen ..., Plates 39 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., and Watermark in the upper part of sheet, countermark DP (monogram) in the lower part.
Title from banner at top of image., Attributed to Berge in an unverified card catalog record., Publication date from book in which this print was published., Earlier lettering burnished from plate and replaced with title and verse of this edition., On one sheet with five columns of letterpress., Four lines of verse in Dutch engraved below design: De bubbel jongen die zyn schatten heest verspild ..., Plate from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark., Mounted to 47 x 32 cm., and Title translation on verso of mount: The bubble boy hunting.
Title from item., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Eclipse of the Southern Sun puts many a place in darkness, as occasioned by the unpolitic Moon., Publication date from book in which this plate was published., Three columns of verse in French titled "L'actieux souflet et le genie d'Erasme ...", below the verse in Dutch: 1. La Fraude est arrivée la premiere en Hollande ..., Plate 29 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., Watermark., and Mounted to 44 x 35 cm.
"A broadside satirising share traders; with an etching showing five scenes relating to stock holders and traders, in the centre an image of the interior of a coffee house with various people dealing papers; with engraved Dutch title, inscriptions, and verses in four columns."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Grosse Versammel-Platz der Wind Verkäuffer A. 1720
Description:
Title engraved above image., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: The great gathering place of the wind dealers in the year 1720., Large image in center of sheet and four smaller designs, two on each side. Each smaller design has seven lines of verse below it., Four columns of verse in Dutch below the image in the center: De Zamel-plaats der Actie-Héren ..., Plate 41 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., and Watermark.
Title from caption at the top of the image., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Fancy, the ruler of the Guild of Smoke-Sellers, paints here Mississippi, which wastes France's treasures., Plate with image is impressed above the plate with engraved verse., Three columns of verse in Dutch: De inbeelding maald hier schoon van schyn Het Missisippi, dog met verven ..., Plate 42 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., and Watermark in the lower part of sheet, countermark DP (monogram) in the upper part.
