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Tagged With: money

Userer – Govaert Camphuysen

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kevin Carter

Govaert Camphuysen (1623-1672) Detail: money lender, banker, coins, money, money bag, glasses, spectacles, box, ledger, pen, weights, balance, scale, candle, curtain, tongs, shelf

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A New Way to Pay the National Debt – Gillray 1796

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kevin Carter

James Gillray  1756 – 1815 It’s a left over from wheelbarrow week.  It is caricature, so you have to take that into consideration but still very interesting.   Special note – watch for that sailor hat again.  it is probably a worn out tricorn hat with the brim cut off almost entirely, it shows up frequently … Continue reading »

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