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| Picture No | 10013540 |
| Date | 1720 |
| Description | South Sea Bubble satire 1720 |
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The South Sea Bubble - the financial crisis in Britain in 1720. A satirical image by Hogarth showing a goat sitting atop the human wheel of fortune with a sign saying 'Who'l I Ride' just below. There is a winged devil with a scythe on the left, throwing chunks of Fortune's body to a greedy crowd and at the bottom, Trade lies dead. The monument on the right reads: 'This monument was erected in memory of the destruction of the city by the South Sea in 1720'.
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| Source | Engraving by J Moore after William Hogarth |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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