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Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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South Sea Bubble prints

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Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid

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Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle

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Title
Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle
Additional title: Ter Eeuwiger Gedagtenisse der Dwaasheid van het XX Jaar der XVIII. EEUW
Additional title: Monument erected for posterity in memory of the unbelievable madness of the 20th year of the 18th century
Names
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733 (Printmaker)
Collection

South Sea Bubble prints

Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1720
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYG
Topics
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
Political satire
Genres
Prints
Caricatures
Notes
Version identification: There are apparently six states of this plate and this print is an example of the second state.
Citation/reference: BM Satires 1627(2); Le Blanc (Picart) 649 [1-B]; Muller 3553(18); Atlas Van Stolk 3473; Altas Van Stolk (Third state) 3482; NYPL South Sea Bubble 227
Acquisition: Gift of Alexander Maitland
Physical Description
Etchings
Engravings
Extent: Image: 10 13/16 x 14 3/8 in. (27.5 x 36.5 cm), Paper / Sheet: 13 5/16 x 16 5/8 in. (33.8 x 42.3 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 314746
TMS Object Number: 31056
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 514239c0-7693-0137-276f-4317d1911125
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1673: Creator Born
  • 1720: Created
  • 1733: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1720. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a49220-8167-0137-8484-4d541481aa95

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a49220-8167-0137-8484-4d541481aa95

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1720). Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f4a49220-8167-0137-8484-4d541481aa95

Wikipedia Citation

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Monument consacré a la Posterité en memoire de la fole incroyable de la XX année du XVIII. siecle