South Sea Bubble, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
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South Sea Bubble, 1721. People queue to enter the Devil's shop, while he cuts up Fortune. Clerics of various denominations gamble in the left foreground. People ride on a wooden hobby horse. Honour is flogged in the stocks by Villainy, and Honesty is broken on the wheel with Self-interest acting as confessor. This, the first major crash of the English stock market, involved fraud, speculation and greed and, when the Bubble burst in 1720, financial ruin for many.
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Creator
- William Hogarth, attributed to: British, English: Artist, painter, printmaker, engraver
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History & Politics Politics Political Events South Sea Bubble (1711-1720)
Artistic Representations Allegories
Artistic Representations Satires
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4583x3481
File Size : 46,739kb
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- 002297
- 002297
- 0390005515
- 1-147-835
- 1147835
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