An autopsy on an investor in the Dutch speculation boom of 1720 reveals that he had died of an excess of air, representing lack of value in the shares. Etching, 1720.

Five doctors conduct the autopsy: they open the abdomen to find the intestines, and two of them hold up bladders, containing only air. The left-most doctor points towards the sun, which is on the horizon. Under the table, a man (John Law) sets fire to the globe. He holds a sheet of paper in his hand which reads: 'Ik waag 'er de wereld aan'. A devil pumps a bellows full of 'wind-negotie' to destroy the world. To the left a boy representing Simplicity pours liquid upon the burning southern hemisphere. Towards the front of the scene a man sleeps in a cot; a sheet of paper rests upon him, reading: 'Om dat de schyn bedriegt, ben ik in slaap gewiegt'. To the left, a another investor is being blindfolded by the devil while monkeys steal his purse. In the distance, Bombario (the personification of the trade in over-valued shares) rides off on a winged hydra towards the sun: he is going to Vianen, a city open to people seeking refuge from bankruptcy