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Het Groote Tafereel der
Dwaasheid (The big painting of stupidity), vertoonende de
opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel
Windnegotie, in Vrankryk, Engeland en de Nederlanden,
gepleegt in den Jaare 1720...
As long as stock exchanges
exist and as long as man is disposed as he ever was and is
today, we have to acknowledge that fraud was on the mind of
some of those who dealt in stocks. It was all too easy at a
time of unsurveyable happenings far away from Europe for
ruffian and unscrupulous stock dealers to sell "South Sea
Bubbles" by promising incredulously exorbitant gains for
their investment to unsuspecting, greedy stock buyers, with
the result that they lost every penny, because often the
"mines" and "companies" existed only fictionally.
It is remarkable that the here
shown copper etchings, which depict with "Schadenfreude" and
satirically the giant fraud to which stock buyers succumbed
epidemically in the classical countries of stock trade:
England, France and the Netherlands, was published
anonymously (probably for fear of repraisel, but it became
later known that Bernard Picart was the engraver). The
consequence of the continued big fraud lead to inflation in
1720 and was an eathquakeal financial disaster in these
countries. John Law, a Scottish financial theoretion, was
suspected of being the main initiator of the windy business.
Some of the prints show his portrait.
Central theme of these etchings
was the windy stock speculation in the Netherlands, leading
to calling stocks "winds". The greedy speculators are often
depicted as fools , simpletons, dupes.
While this view is not a
friendly approach to a serious business, these etchings
clearly belong to the subject matter. The plates are very
rare and have been sought by collectors over the years with
serious determination
All prints have vertical
centerfold, some scattered spotting and overall light age
toning.
The prints are a bit darker than shown. Light browning along
centerfolds.
Page size: 37,2 x 47.7 cm (
14.6 x 18.7 ")
Image size (without text) given below.
Quinquanpoix
24.5 x 35.5 cm (9.6 x 13.9
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8107
Der Wind Koopers met Wind
Betaald of de laaste zal blyven hangen.
Repaired tears in upper and
lower margins on centerfold.
29.2 x 25.8 cm ( 11.5 x 10.1
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8108
Quincampoix in
Duigen
Tiny repaired tears in lower
margin on centerfold.
24.5 x 30 cm ( 9.6 x 11.8
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8109
Der grôte
Vergader-plaats der Windverkopers vant Jaar A.
1720.
Repaired tear in lower margin
on centerfold.. Creases on margin corners.
21.6 x 33.8 cm ( 8.5 x 13.3
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8110
Des Waerelds doen en doolen,
Is maar eenMalleMoolen.
26.2 x 40.7 cm ( 10.3 x 16
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8111
Op'en Ondergang Der
Actieonisten
Het Thuilleriece Hof
Quinquempoix
Lower margin has been extended
about 1 cm. Repair in text area on centerfold.
Small repair on upper margin edge on centerfold. Light
creasing in lower left margin corner.
29 x 38 cm ( 11.4 x 14.9
")
$ 580.00
Order Nr.
FINANCEEUROPE8112
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