"Dutch broadside on the South Sea Bubble and other investment schemes of 1720; with an engraving and an etching, in the centre an engraving showing an old winged man, holding a mirror in front of a young man who points at a globe representing the international speculation schemes; this image framed with an etching with a decorative border with Callot figures, strap-work and various objects, including two bird cages; with engraved title and inscriptions, and with letterpress title, verses and a list of the schemes in five columns."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved within image., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Tomb of the ruined stockholders., Publication date from book in which this print was published., Four columns of letterpress verse in Dutch below plate, titled "Eere-titel, of Gordyn voor het Schouburg der Actie-Tafereelen ...", Plate 1 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 2., Mounted to 49 x 34 cm., and Watermark.
Title engraved above image., Earlier lettering burnished from plate and replaced with verse of this edition., Impressed on one sheet with three columns of letterpress., Four lines of verse in Dutch within design: De rouw van harlekin is droevig ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Bellows -- Mythology -- Symbols: Mercury's Caduceus -- Harlequin., Watermark., Title translation on verso of mount: Harlequin and Bombario in mourning., and Mounted to 45 x 33 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Law, John, 1671-1729
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Mercury, and Harlequin (Fictitious character)
Title from text engraved above image., Attributed to P.V.D. Berge in an unverified card catalog record., Publication date from book in which this plate 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 below image: Schoon de eid'le Hoop nog hoopt, het actie boomtze sterft ..., Plate 49 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., Sheet numbered '49' in pencil in an unidentified hand in upper right corner, recto; mounted to 46 x 33 cm., and Title translation on verso of mount: The emanciation and death of the share tree.
The king and queen of the Mississippi: The royal family of Native Americans in native costume. The Queen is holding a child by its hand and a parrot on her left hand. The king wears a headdress and has a bow across his back. In his left hand is another weapon. In the background (right) a woman and child tend a fire
Alternative Title:
Koning en koningin van de Mississippi
Description:
Title from item., Mounted to 43 x 35 cm., and Watermark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
North America.
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Indians of North America, Arms & armament, Bows (Weapons), Families, and Rulers
It contains the correspondence of Mr. Chas. Delafaye, Secy. to the Lords Justices with the Earl Stanhope during the King's absence at Hanover in the years 1719 and 1720. It presents nothing of the slightest importance but a few curious letters in the latter year touching the affairs of the South Sea Company. H.", Retained drafts and retained copies of letters, principally to James, Earl Stanhope, which originally accompanied minutes of the meetings of the Lords Justices and other enclosures (not present) sent to Stanhope in Hanover by Delafaye, Undersecretary of State., and The letters are mostly routine business correspondence, directing Stanhope's attention to various reports and items in the minutes. The letters dating from the last half of 1720 contain many references to the financial chaos, bank failures, and political difficulties created by the crash of the South Sea Company's stock in September, 1720.
Description:
Annotated on front flyleaf: "The Book was purchased at the sale of the effects of the Rev. Mr. Baker at Wiley, in the month of Oct. 1840. How it came into his possession is not known., Binding: contemporary reversed calf, blind tooled, original morocco label on spine., Blank sections not digitized., Bookplate: Heytesbury House., and Spine label reads, "L.ds Justiess Correspondenc. 1719:1720."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1714-1727 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1727
Subject (Name):
Heytesbury, William A'Court,--Baron,--1799-1860--Bookplate, South Sea Company, and Stanhope, James Stanhope,--Earl,--1673-1721
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720 and Speculation--History
Title etched above image., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Natural stock doctor, or, Bubbling bubble master., Publication date from Stephens., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered '3' within image., Earlier text burnished from plate between image and verse., Two columns of verse in Dutch below image: Heb niet veel muts op dese bol: Hy schynt geheel de gek te scheeren ..., and Mounted to 27 x 22 cm.
Title etched above image., Date supplied by curator., From an edition of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid" or "The Great Mirror of Folly"., Below image are twenty-four lines of verse in Dutch., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Parrots, and Physicians
Title engraved above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Boaster covered (with armour?) who has escaped., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Earlier text burnished from plate and replaced with verse of this edition., Eight lines of verse below image: Geen beter dek-tuig, als het geen natuur ons geest ..., Plate numbered '7' within the image., and Mounted to 23 x 18 cm.
Title from text engraved above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Rector Magnificus of the un-actioned (shareless) literature., Plate numbered '6' within the image., Earlier text burnished from plate and replaced with verse of this edition., Ten lines of verse below image: Wat eew is 't nu, helpt ook bazuinen of or eeren! ..., Temporary local subject terms: Dutch scholars., and Mounted to 23 x 17 cm.
"A broadside satirising the share mania in Paris; with an etching after a French broadside by Humblot showing a street scene in the rue Quinquempoix with a crowd of people holding various papers, in the right foreground some people fighting; with engraved Dutch title, inscriptions, and verses in three columns."--British Museum online catalogue and "During the Mississippi Bubble’s heyday, trading took place on the rue Quincampoix in Paris. This print, from The Great Mirror of Folly, is based on an engraving by Antoine Humblot commemorating the street as a hub of chaos, lust, and criminality, as well as of unprecedented social mixing. The Dutch version includes foreboding rope nooses, along with placards indicating various commercial schemes as well as the emotional states of those investing in them. At right, a man is apprehended by the police, even as he passes a purloined object to his companion; at center, a woman flirts with a man while appearing to steal his wallet. From a window at left, John Law himself eyes the mayhem. The chiming bell above announces a dealer’s intention to sell."--New York Public Library website
Alternative Title:
Regte Afbeelding der Wind Negotie Gehouden in de Straat van Quinquempoix tot Parys
Description:
Title engraved in cartouche below image; subtitle in French and Dutch., Translation of the Dutch title in British Museum catalogue: A true picture of the wind trade of the rue Quinquempoix, Paris., According to Van Stolk, there is one state of this plate using Dutch verses. There are, however, other versions of this print with German and French text., and Three columns of verse in Dutch below title: Waar eertÿds 't Grieks Atheen 'vermaard ...
Publisher:
Chez G. Duchange, graveur du Roÿ, rue St. Jacques
Subject (Name):
Law, John, 1671-1729
Subject (Topic):
Economics, Swindlers and swindling, South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, City & town life, Crowds, Fighting, and People with disabilities
