The burghers of the Dutch Republic are celebrating the death of Pope Clement XI; they are led by Death and devils to a picture showing the dying Clement XI and the new pope, Innocent XIII. Etching.

On the left of the poem underneath the print is a jester pointing at a globe with a head, while on the right side Pope Innocent XIII and Alberoni (Giovanni Francesco Alberoni, Pope Clement XI) are attached to a turning wheel

The picture on the wall, bearing the legend "Roomse schildery" (Roman painting), ridicules Roman Catholic imagery by replacing sacred insignia with images of cockerels and devils

A supporter of the pope is standing helpless in the foreground; money drops out out his purse. He holds a piece of paper with the legend "Wie zal knigt nouw vragen om raat" (Whom shall I ask for advice?)

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 18.5 x 26.4 cm

Bombario, o dood. Gy waart gen vrind van law toen gy Paus Clemens schoot. Further lettering in the form of verses underneath the print: Cachot van Mr. Knight Zuidsee actie cassier en Romse schildery en medali ... Extensive lettering in and underneath the print

'Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid', Amsterdam, 1720, is a collection of literary and pictorial satires relating to the Dutch speculation bubble of 1720, which occurred simultaneously with the South Sea bubble and the Mississippi bubble involving John Law. This print is one of the many in that collection: see A.H. Cole, op. cit.

Frederik Muller, De nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen. Beredeneerde beschrijving van nederlandsche historieplaten, zinneprenten en historische kaarten, Amsterdam 1863, part 2, no. 3552 (17)

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. 2, London 1954, no. 1709

Arthur H. Cole, The great mirror of folly (Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid). An economic-bibliographical study, Boston 1949, no. 17

Wellcome Collection 42557i