Allegory of the decline of the South Sea Company, Text in English in the bottom margin. An angry crowd at the Guildhall in London. On the right the basement of the monument for the Great Fire of London in 1666, but the plaque with text in English states: This monument was erected in memory of the Destruction of this city by the South Sea in 1720. At the back is the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral visible. In the center is a merry-go-round like Rota Fortunae on which people sit who represent society. Gog is visible on the left, and below it Fortuna is felled by a demon. At the bottom left

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