Verklaring bij de tekening Quincampoix in de Stoel mer Rinkels voor 't Lazarus Huis

This Dutch manuscript explanation accompanies a satirical image of the Quincampoix financial speculation bubble of 1719-1720. The text—rendered in period cursive script—narrates a scene of economic folly, likely depicting merchants, swindlers, and duped investors in the chaotic trading frenzy that gripped Europe. Part of the rich Northern European tradition of political and financial satire, such prints mocked avarice and public hysteria through exaggerated figures and crowded compositions. The explanatory text format was common in Dutch and Flemish broadsides, where verses or prose accompanied engravings to guide viewers through layers of social criticism. This tradition—linking visual caricature to moral commentary—directly fed the sequential narratives and visual mockery of later comic imagery.