Sujet

'A monument dedicated to posterity in commemoration of ye incredible folly transacted in ... 1720'. Artist: Bernard Baron

Légende

'A monument dedicated to posterity in commemoration of ye incredible folly transacted in ... 1720'. The figure of Fortune is conducted by Folly in a chair drawn by the South Sea and other Companies. The scene takes place in front of Jonathan's Coffee House, Change Alley, London. A satire on the South Sea Bubble of 1711-1720.

Date

1720

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A75_371

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,1Mo) / 41,4cm x 30,2cm / 4894 x 3570 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wealth road England street politics finance trade lane avenue chance fortune wealthy location century stock market city of london concept stupidity guild B&W coffee house MONOCHROME folly allegory black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery artistic school Change Alley Jonathan's Coffee House Livery Company South Sea Company TGN Bernard satire Bernard Baron Bernard Picart;Picart Baron Bernard