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Auction 27 · Lot 376
FOUR METAL PLATES. De Windverkopfers (“The Windsellers”). A lampoon on stockbrokers in general and Jewish stockbrokers in particular.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HOLLAND).
Place
Amsterdam, 1720.
Description
Etching. Small tear in lower margin. 345 x 405 mm
summary
Jews were blamed for the economic crisis following the fantastic share boom of 1720. This etching from Groot Tafereel der Dwaasheid (“Great Pageant of Folly”) singles out for ridicule "Smous Levi." See M.H. Gans, Memorbook(1977), pp. 172-3 (illustrated)