Dutch satire on the South Sea Bubble Finish:Single with various water vessels on

with various water vessels on the River Thames in the foreground

with figures including a Beefeater

one of whom holds a pair of scissors to be sharpened

one sitting on the floor repairing the seat of a chair

Dutch satire on the South Sea Bubble Finish:Single with various water vessels onDutch satire on the South Sea Bubble, 1720. Three columns of text are surmounted by five images; four spandrels contain images of Dutch rural life while the central oval shows a female draped figure seated and surrounded by children, one of whom blows a trumpet. Account books, etc. are scattered on the floor and ships at sea are visible through an opening on the right. This bubble, or hoax, centred on the South Sea Company which had been founded in